Dale Van Sickel
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Class | Graduate (B.A. 1930) |
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Personal information | |
Born: | Eatonton, Georgia, U,S. | November 29, 1907
Died: | January 25, 1977 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 69)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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High school | Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame (1975) |
Dale Harris Van Sickel (November 29, 1907 – January 25, 1977) was an American
Early life
Dale Van Sickel was born in Eatonton, Georgia,[1] on November 29, 1907 to William Milton Van Sickel and Ella McGaen, but grew up in Gainesville, Florida.[2] His father William owned a photography studio in Gainesville.[3] The family came to Georgia originally from Guernsey County, Ohio.
High school
Van Sickel attended Gainesville High School, where he played high school football for the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes.[4] Dale's older brother Talmadge had also been an all-state player for Gainesville High.[5] In 2007, eighty-one years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Dale Van Sickel as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.[4] He is generally regarded as the best high school football player produced in the state of Florida before the 1930s.[4]
College career
Van Sickel attended the
Van Sickel was also the team captain and a varsity
Van Sickel graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1930, and he remained at the university to be an assistant coach for the Gators football and basketball teams during the 1930 and 1931 seasons.[2]
Hollywood career
After his two-year coaching career, Van Sickel moved to
Van Sickel died in 1977 in Newport Beach, California as a result of injuries received while filming a car crash stunt in 1975; he was 69 years old.[14] Van Sickel was survived by his wife Iris and their daughter.
Selected filmography
- Laugh It Off (1939) - Policeman
- Hellzapoppin (1941) - Frankenstein's monster (uncredited)
- Black Arrow - Henchman (1944)
- Renegades of Sonora (1948) - Brad (Henchman)
- Street Corner (1948) - The Passing Motorist
- The Golden Stallion (1949) - Henchman Ed Hart
- Radar Men from the Moon (1951) - Alon
- Northern Patrol (1953) - Jason
- North by Northwest (1959) - Ranger (uncredited)
- My Blood Runs Cold (1965) - Trucker (uncredited)
- Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965) - Kelly
- The Great Race (1965) - Driver-Contestant in Green Car, #3 (uncredited)
- Town Tamer (1965) - Bartender
- That Funny Feeling (1965) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Johnny Reno (1966) - Ab Conners
- Cyborg 2087 (1966) - Tracer #1
- Murderes' Row (1966) - Fortress Guard (uncredited)
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) - Driver (uncredited)
- The Gnome-Mobile (1967) - Uniformed Guard (uncredited)
- The Flim-Flam Man (1967) - Deputy Guard (uncredited)
- The Love Bug (1969) - Driver
- Duel (1971) - Car Driver (Stunt driver for Dennis Weaver)
See also
- 1928 College Football All-America Team
- 1929 College Football All-America Team
- List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (players, A–K)
- List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (players, L–Z)
- List of Florida Gators football All-Americans
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ a b c d "Dale Van Sickel". IMDb. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dale Van Sickel". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e "FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration". Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Coaches Selected Only One "Green Devil" For The All-State Eleven". The Evening Independent.
- ^ a b "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Associated Press, "South-West Gain On All-U.S. Eleven," The New York Times, p. S3 (December 9, 1928). Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ Grantland Rice, "The All-America Football Team," Collier's Weekly, pp. 5–7 (December 22, 1928). Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "El Paso Herald 04 Dec 1929, page Page 11". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Gator Greats - Gator F Club, Inc". gatorfclub.org. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "No. 11 Dale Van Sickel". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015.
- ^ Koza, Lou, "Superman Ducks From Thrown Gun," The Adventures Continue, February 25, 2011, http://www.jimnolt.com/Supermanguntoss.htm
- ^ "Obituary for Dale Van Sickel (Aged 69)". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 27, 1977. p. 47. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- Johnson, Bob, Interviewee Dennis Keith "Dutch" Stanley Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Florida Oral History Project, George A. Smathers Libraries, Digital Collections, Gainesville, Florida (July 25, 1974).
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.