Carl Diehl

For other people with similar names, see Karl Diehl (disambiguation).

Carl Diehl
Diehl, c. 1926
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1904-05-02)May 2, 1904[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Died:November 13, 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 93)[2]
Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
CollegeDartmouth (1923–1925)[3]
High schoolFrancis W. Parker School (Chicago)[3]
Career highlights and awards

Carl Herman "Dutch" Diehl[3] (May 2, 1904 – November 13, 1997) was an American college football player.

Listed at 205 pounds (93 kg) and 6 feet 0+1⁄4 inch (1.835 m), Diehl played at the guard position for the Dartmouth Big Green football team.[4] He was a consensus All-American in 1924 and 1925.[5] He helped Dartmouth win the college football national championship in 1925.[6]

Diehl was one of several members of Dartmouth's undefeated 1925 team who returned to campus in January 1963 to honor the undefeated 1962 team.[7] A member of the class of 1926, Diehl was inducted to the Dartmouth athletics hall of fame (the "wearers of the green") in 1984.[8] Diehl was living in Catonsville, Maryland, at the time of his death in 1997; he was survived by his wife and four children.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via fold3.com.
  2. ^ "Social Security Death Index". Social Security Administration. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via fold3.com.
  3. ^ a b c The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 101. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 331. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Award Winners". fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "National Championship Teams" Archived March 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Dartmouth Fetes Unbeaten Elevens". The Boston Globe. January 18, 1963. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wearers of the Green: Carl H. Diehl". dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Diehl, Carl". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.


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