Carl Beck
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Born: | Guard | August 8, 1897
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Army |
Years of service | 1917-1919 |
Unit | U.S. Army Ambulance Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Carl Linnwood Beck (August 8, 1897 – April 16, 1963) was a professional
High school
Beck grew up in Allison Hill, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and attended Harrisburg Technical High School located on Walnut Street. In 1918 and 1919 Beck helped the Tech Maroons win back-to-back state championships in football. In 1919 Beck and the Maroons won the high school national championship. At halfback Beck score 34 touchdowns, many on long runs. Beck totaled an amazing 445 points in his three years of high school. He scored six touchdowns in each of three games, and five in four more. He returned four kickoffs for touchdowns. In one 1919 game, Beck scored four touchdowns in the first seven minutes.[1]
NFL career
Professionally, he played in the American Professional Football Association, later known as the National Football League, for the Buffalo All-Americans for one season.
In 1922, the then-independent Pottsville Maroons attracted the sponsorship of several area businessmen. These men upgraded the club by luring talented pro players such as Benny Boynton, Stan Cofall and Beck to the team.[4] In 1924 Beck helped the Maroons win the 1924 Anthracite League championship. This move placed Carl with his brother, Clarence, on the Maroons team. In 1925 the Maroons entered the NFL. That year Carl played on the Maroons team that won the 1925 NFL Championship, before it was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation.
In 1926 played for the
In a game against the
Beck went on to receive first-team All-Eastern League honors in 1926. While he only scored two touchdowns, including one in non-league play, for the Bears, his strong running ability was a key component of the team's success.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Index.HTM". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Carl Beck Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ News, Ed Weaver, Circle W. Sports; Billy Splain, PA Football (October 17, 2019). "PA Football News - Your #1 Source for Pennsylvania High School Football!". PA Football News. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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