Harold Muller
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Position (s): End |
Jersey number (s): - |
| born June 12, 1901 in Dunsmuir , California | |
| died on May 17, 1962 in Berkeley , California | |
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| Active : 1926 | |
| College : University of California, Berkeley | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 10 |
| starter | 10 |
| Touchdown | 1 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Harold Powers "Brick" Muller (born June 12, 1901 in Dunsmuir , California , † May 17, 1962 in Berkeley , California) was an American track and field athlete and American football player.
Sports career
College football player
Muller went to San Diego and Oakland to the high school . He also played baseball there and was able to win two regional high school championship titles with his teams. After school he studied from 1920 to 1922 at the University of California, Berkeley , where he also played American football. He also worked in various athletics disciplines. In 1921 he played with his college football team, the California Golden Bears , in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State University . Although the Ohio team were high favorites, the California team managed a 28-0 win. Muller, who ran among other things as the end , delivered an outstanding game in front of 42,000 spectators. Among other things, he caught five passes, was able to secure three fumbles and threw a pass over 53 yards . Muller was named the game's MVP . After the 1921 and 1922 seasons, he was elected All-American .
Professional football player
Muller attended the University of California Medical School after college and studied medicine. For lack of money, he accepted his college's offer to act as assistant coach of the football team. In 1926 he played again in a college game in which the best players from the west of the US faced the best college players from the east. The East-West Shrine Game has been held annually as a benefit event since 1925. 1926 Muller was able to catch a touchdown pass in the game . In the same year he signed a professional contract with the Los Angeles Buccaneers . This team, as their head coach Muller also acted, only played one year in the NFL and then had to stop playing. The team was able to win six of their ten games. Muller retired after one season.
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| silver | 1920 | high jump |
Track and field athlete
Muller was a successful athlete. In addition to regional and national titles, he was nominated for the Olympic Games . At the Olympic Games in 1920 he was able to win the silver medal behind his compatriot Richmond Landon in the high jump .
Honors
Muller is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame , the San Diego Hall of Champions , his college hall of fame, and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. He was once voted All-Pro . The University of Mississippi has named a scholarship after him.
After the career
Harold Muller served in the rank of major as an orthopedic surgeon at the Army Medical Center during World War II . In 1956 he was the chief physician of the American Olympic team . Muller worked as an orthopedic surgeon until his death. His grave is not known.
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
Web links
- Brick Muller's CV
- Harold Muller in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Brick Muller in his college hall of fame
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muller in the San Diego Hall of Fame ( Memento of October 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Brick Muller Scholarship
- ↑ Harold Muller in the Find a grave database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Muller, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muller, Harold Powers; Muller, Brick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and track and field athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunsmuir (California) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1962 |
| Place of death | Berkeley |