Tillie Voss

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Tillie Voss
Positions:
DE , DT , End 		Jersey number (s):
-
born March 28, 1897 in Detroit , Michigan
died on December 14, 1975 in Stuart , Florida
Career information
Active : 1921 - 1929
College : University of Detroit Mercy
Teams
Career statistics
Games     95
as a starter     88
Touchdowns     10
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Walter Clarence "Tillie" Voss (born March 28, 1897 in Detroit , Michigan , USA , † December 14, 1975 in Stuart , Florida ) was an American American football and basketball player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Tigers , Buffalo All-Americans , Rock Island Independents , Akron Pros , Toledo Maroons , Green Bay Packers , Detroit Panthers , New York Giants , Chicago Bears , as well as the Dayton Triangles and the Buffalo bison . As a basketball player, he was active in the American Basketball League (ABL) with the Brooklyn Arcadians, the Detroit Cardinals, the Chicago Bruins, the Rochester Centrals and the Washington Palace Five, as well as the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.

Player career

Tillie Voss studied at the University of Detroit Mercy from 1917 to 1920 . He played both football and basketball in college . After graduating from school, he became a professional footballer with the Detroit Tigers in 1921. In the middle of the season he moved to the Buffalo All-Americans. The team played in the American Professional Football Association , which was founded in 1920 and later renamed the NFL. The All-Americans finished first in the league, but were challenged to a playoff game by George Halas , co-owner of the Chicago Staleys . The Staleys won the game 10-7. They were thus tied and were declared champions by the league. Tillie Voss played in 1922 for the Jimmy Conzelman- trained Rock Island Independents and the Akron Pros. In 1923 he ran for the Toledo Maroons. In 1924 Voss signed up with the Green Bay Packers and was able to achieve five touchdowns in the team of Curly Lambeau - that was a team best. In 1925 he played again under Conzelman, this time for the Detroit Panthers. The team finished third in the table this year. In 1926 he ran for the New York Giants overseen by Doc Alexander . The Chicago Bears were his employer in 1927 and 1928. In his senior year he was active for the Dayton Triangles and the Buffalo Bisons. Both teams existed only in 1929. A championship win was granted to Voss. During his career he had played for 11 professional teams. This makes him the player with the most club changes in the NFL today.

In his free time, Walter Voss was active as a professional basketball player. Since most of the teams in the American Basketball League only appeared for a short time, he was forced to constantly change clubs as a basketball player.

Tillie Voss is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery , Detroit .

Honors

Tillie Voss was voted All-Pro three times . He is a member of the University of Detroit Mercy Athletics Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the All-Americans 1921
  2. ↑ League Statistics APFA 1921
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Panthers 1925
  4. ↑ Tillie Voss's grave

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personal data
SURNAME Voss, Tillie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Voss, Walter Clarence (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football and basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 14th 1975
Place of death Stuart , Florida