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Death record for Peter Delone
Overfield, born April 12, 1874 in Pennsylvania, died July 1, 1959, San Diego. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 . Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services,
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named
Overfield as the center on his All-Time All-Eastern football team. Roper wrote, "Pete Overfield would be ideally equipped to act as pivot on any team today just as he was when he played for Pennsylvania twenty-odd years ago. If my recollection is correct Overfield was down the field on kicks
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from 1897 to 1899 and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1898 and 1899. Overfield was known as a fierce competitor. After
Harvard defeated Penn 16–0 in 1899, Overfield tried to prevent Harvard from securing the ball as a trophy in accordance with a custom. A scuffle spread into the
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Against the well-trained, concerted team work of
Homestead they were like so many pigmies. Their line could not hold the fast onslaught of the Western contingent, and after the first ten minutes of play a lack of good physical condition began to assert itself. … The 5,000 spectators present
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with the ends. He was a sure passer and a wonderful defensive man. He played in a day of a tight line, with the center on the line of scrimmage on every play, but his physique, speed and ability would make him readily adaptable to the present day game ..."
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shivered through thirty minute halves and at no time during the game was a real opportunity offered to get enthusiastic over the work of
Wallace's team. It was an eleven made up of stars against well-trained team work, and the latter triumphed.
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Draft registration card for Peter
Overfield, born April 12, 1874, resident of Casa Grande, Arizona. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration State: Arizona; Registration County: Pinal; Roll:
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311:. He was a pioneer of the Casa Grande Valley and was a leader in the fight to bring water to the valley. He pioneered the Picacho and San Carlos Dam projects and was a long-time supporter of the
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and also remained active as a professional football player. Overfield played a total of nine years of college and professional football without ever suffering an injury. He played on the famed
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as a federal district judge serving in the third judicial district of Alaska. Overfield later went into the mining business in Alaska and served as a director of Oatman
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fraternity. The 1903 Sigma Chi All-Star team was made up of former All-Americans, including
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and was a first-team All-American in 1898 and 1899. He served as a federal district judge in Alaska from 1909 to 1917. In 1917, he moved to
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468:"Pete Overfield Receives Appointment As Judge: He Was A Member Of Old Penn's Best Teams". Titusville Herald. June 12, 1909.
401:"Professionals Beaten: It Takes the College Boys to Play the Game after All". The Sunday News Tribune. November 24, 1901.
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stands, and Penn's coach ultimately secured the ball from
Overfield and made Overfield apologize to the Harvard players.
490:"Scholarships for Alaskans: Pete Overfield and Others Bring the Matter About". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. May 13, 1913.
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362:"Old-Time Football Yarn Creates Clamor For Story of All-American". Casa Grande Dispatch. November 17, 1939.
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After graduating from Penn, Overfield remained active in football. He was a football coach for a time at
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In 1917, Overfield moved to Arizona where he became involved in farming on a large scale in the
523:"Mrs. Overfield Tells Club Members Of Days In Alaska". Casa Grande Dispatch. January 17, 1941.
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412:"Football On Many Fields, Harvard Is Champion". The Evening Times. November 25, 1901.
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501:"Judge Overfield Returning To Fairbanks". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. May 19, 1931.
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Acuff (January 18, 1951). "Sports Off The Cuff". Casa Grande Dispatch.
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181:W. Pennsylvania Circuit
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