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George Jewett
Running back, American football player
1870 – 1908
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Who was George Jewett?
George Henry Jewett II was an American athlete who became the first African American football player at both the University of Michigan and Northwestern University, and in the Big Ten Conference. He played for the Michigan Wolverines as a fullback, halfback, and field goal kicker in 1890 and 1892 and was considered one of Michigan's greatest players in the pre-Fielding H. Yost era.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1870
United States of America - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Northwestern University
- Lived in
- Ann Arbor
- Died
- Aug 12, 1908
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on July 23, 2013
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