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Fred Schacht

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385:. Controversy arose prior to the Thanksgiving rivalry against Transylvania when Kentucky again protested the eligibility of some opposing players. This time, however, neither school could come to an agreement, and the game was cancelled altogether. Transylvania scheduled 256:. Schacht broke three ribs shortly before the game, but refused to go to the hospital and showed up beforehand with his body "encased in a steel harness." Despite the broken ribs, he carried the ball three times for 40-, 50- and 60-yard gains after the 29: 260:. The contest ended in a tie, which made it the first game Michigan had not won in three years, with Schacht being "hailed throughout the west as the greatest tackle of a decade." After the season, he was named to several 666:"PLAY TIE GAME AT MINNESOTA: Michigan Fights Hard Battle on Northrop Field, Final Score Being 6 to 6; CONTEST IS BRILLIANT; Neither Team Counts in First Half--Williams' Men Draw Even Just in Time; Great Work by Schacht". 1245: 1451: 875: 325: 1238: 524: 486: 1476: 1456: 1231: 868: 1471: 312:. Kentucky protested the eligibility of several Transylvania players, which prompted Professor A. P. Fairhurst of the opponent's athletic committee to pen an article in the 1441: 861: 884: 768: 1446: 469: 375: 1461: 1436: 389:
instead, while Kentucky held elections for the next year's team captains and disbanded for the season. Kentucky amassed a 15–4–1 record during his tenure.
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titled "Protests Erased From Slate—Game Will Be Played" in which it declared the Transylvania players eligible. Kentucky won the game easily, 21–4.
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during his football career was responsible for a weakened heart that resulted in his death. Another account states that he died from
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titled "Shut Up and Play Ball". In it, he sarcastically wrote that Transylvania would allow Kentucky to draw players
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in 1903, and the 216-pound Schacht was reportedly "a terror on offense." He starred in Minnesota's 1903 victory over
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coach, player, and medical doctor. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State College—now known as the
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The Gopher: Annual Publication of the Student Body of the University of Minnesota, Volume 16
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on December 1, 1906 at the age of 31. It was the opinion of the attending physician that
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New York Medical Journal and Philadelphia Medical Journal, Volume 80
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Kentucky struggled the following season, and was shut out, 82–0, by
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professional medical fraternity on March 9, 1901. He played on the
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denied suggestions that the death was the result of overtraining.
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Before Big Blue: Sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880–1940
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On November 26, 1904, he married Sophia Gloria née Weise in
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American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
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American football player, coach, and medical doctor
208:—from 1904 to 1905, compiling a record of 15–4–1. 748:, pp. 31–36, University Press of Kentucky, 1996, 1477:Players of American football from Minneapolis 1457:University of Minnesota Medical School alumni 1239: 869: 470:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 376:Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association 8: 21: 1472:Coaches of American football from Minnesota 800:Meyer Brothers Druggist, Volume 26, Issue 7 1246: 1232: 1224: 876: 862: 854: 27: 20: 1442:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players 738: 736: 734: 732: 730: 617:, p. 179, University of Minnesota, 2008. 586:, p. 114, University of Minnesota, 1902. 436: 886:Kentucky Wildcats head football coaches 693:"Walter Camp Names All American Team", 574: 236:, and was initiated as a member of the 1255:1903 College Football All-America Team 631: 629: 627: 625: 623: 296:. Within a year Schacht soon moved to 1447:All-American college football players 554: 539: 506:Kentucky State College Blue and White 464:Kentucky State College Blue and White 308:game against bitter cross-town rival 7: 596: 594: 592: 200:– December 1, 1906) was an American 615:2008 Minnesota Football Media Guide 276:'s second team. Schacht received a 1462:People from Burlington, Washington 1437:Kentucky Wildcats football coaches 827:"Death Due to Football Training". 14: 1482:Military personnel from Minnesota 1432:20th-century American pharmacists 425:. Minnesota's football coach Dr. 368: ... the more the merrier". 288:At graduation, he worked at the 1467:Sports coaches from Minneapolis 280:degree from Minnesota in 1903. 721:Northwestern Lancet, Volume 24 374:published an article from the 1: 789:, p. 1200, December 17, 1904. 194: 47: 803:, p. 18, C.F.G. Meyer, 1905. 605:, p. 105, Nu Sigma Nu, 1903. 814:Medical Sentinel, Volume 15 33:Schacht at Kentucky in 1905 1513: 766:Fred Sweet Records by Year 147:Accomplishments and honors 72:December 1, 1906 (aged 31) 1497:Pharmacists from Kentucky 1487:Physicians from Minnesota 1427:American football tackles 893: 706:"Picked Football Teams", 562: 550: 518: 503: 480: 461: 230:13th Minnesota Volunteers 184: 180: 170:Third-team All-American ( 156: 129: 96: 26: 817:, p. 191, January 1907. 541:Kentucky State College: 401:. In 1905, he opened a 310:Transylvania University 298:Fergus Falls, Minnesota 234:University of Minnesota 232:. He then attended the 742:Gregory Kent Stanley, 525:Kentucky State College 487:Kentucky State College 407:Burlington, Washington 302:University of Kentucky 284:University of Kentucky 212:Early life and college 206:University of Kentucky 124:Kentucky State College 55:Minneapolis, Minnesota 1492:Deaths from nephritis 844:Chicago Daily Tribune 708:Grand Traverse Herald 668:Chicago Daily Tribune 653:Chicago Daily Tribune 638:Chicago Daily Tribune 220:, Schacht joined the 1257:consensus selections 655:. November 27, 1903. 433:Head coaching record 272:'s second team, and 228:and served with the 226:Spanish–American War 191:Frederick E. Schacht 134:Head coaching record 39:Biographical details 1312:Richard Shore Smith 697:, December 10, 1903 684:, December 27, 1903 670:. November 1, 1903. 602:Nu Sigma Nu in 1903 438: 411:Providence Hospital 399:St. Louis, Missouri 75:Seattle, Washington 23: 1043:Thomas Andrew Gill 829:Le Mars Globe-Post 771:2010-10-31 at the 710:, December 3, 1903 682:The Evening Herald 437: 370:The next day, the 334:Native Australians 278:Doctor of Medicine 222:United States Army 1404: 1403: 1221: 1220: 1003:Prentiss Douglass 963:E. William McLeod 695:The Trenton Times 566: 565: 514: 476: 427:Henry L. Williams 326:Flat-head Indians 262:All-America teams 188: 187: 111:Coaching career ( 1504: 1397: 1389: 1381: 1373: 1365: 1357: 1349: 1341: 1339:Charles Rafferty 1333: 1314: 1306: 1304:Ledyard Mitchell 1298: 1290: 1282: 1274: 1248: 1241: 1234: 1225: 1214: 1206: 1198: 1190: 1182: 1174: 1166: 1158: 1150: 1142: 1139:Charlie Bradshaw 1134: 1126: 1118: 1110: 1107:Albert D. Kirwan 1102: 1094: 1091:Albert D. Kirwan 1086: 1078: 1070: 1062: 1054: 1046: 1038: 1035:Stanley A. Boles 1030: 1022: 1014: 1006: 998: 990: 982: 974: 966: 958: 955:William H. Kiler 950: 942: 934: 926: 923:Charles B. Mason 918: 910: 907:John A. Thompson 902: 887: 878: 871: 864: 855: 848: 847: 846:. March 6, 1907. 839: 833: 832: 831:. March 6, 1907. 824: 818: 810: 804: 796: 790: 782: 776: 763: 757: 740: 725: 717: 711: 704: 698: 691: 685: 678: 672: 671: 663: 657: 656: 648: 642: 641: 640:. March 3, 1907. 633: 618: 612: 606: 598: 587: 579: 512: 474: 439: 423:Bright's disease 315:Lexington Herald 306:Thanksgiving Day 274:Fielding H. Yost 202:college football 199: 196: 71: 69: 52: 49: 31: 24: 1512: 1511: 1507: 1506: 1505: 1503: 1502: 1501: 1407: 1406: 1405: 1400: 1392: 1387:Andrew Marshall 1384: 1376: 1368: 1360: 1355:Daniel Knowlton 1352: 1344: 1336: 1328: 1317: 1309: 1301: 1293: 1285: 1280:Myron E. 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Murphy 1063: 1055: 1051:William Juneau 1047: 1039: 1031: 1027:John J. 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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seattle, Washington
Minnesota
Tackle
HC
Kentucky State College
All-American
1903
1902
college football
University of Kentucky
Minneapolis
United States Army
Spanish–American War
13th Minnesota Volunteers
University of Minnesota
Nu Sigma Nu
football team
tackle
Wisconsin
Michigan
kickoff
All-America teams
Caspar Whitney
Walter Camp
Fielding H. Yost
Doctor of Medicine
City Hospital
Minneapolis

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