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American football player (1892–1978)

Not to be confused with C. W. Streit.
Bradley Streit
Streit of Auburn
Princeton Tigers
PositionFullback
Personal information
Born:(1892-12-18)December 18, 1892
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died:June 30, 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 85)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1910)

John Bradley "Bill" Streit (December 18, 1892 – June 30, 1978) was an American college football player.

Early years

John Bradley Streit was born on December 18, 1892, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of a prominent builder. "He grew up in the give-and-take life of a family of nine."

College football

Auburn

Streit competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Auburn University. He was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers from 1909 to 1910.

1910

Streit led the school in touchdowns in 1910. He was a unanimous All-Southern player. Early in the season both Streit and Kirk Newell were injured. In the 26 to 0 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Streit scored two touchdowns. Streit assisted coaching the 1911 team.

Princeton

Streit then transferred to Princeton University and played for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1913 to 1915.

1913

In the 1913 game with Fordham he scored four touchdowns and four extra points in a 69 to 0 victory, setting a school record for points by an individual in a game (28) which stood until 1967.

Later life and death

Streit worked at a salesman for Studebaker and for W. E. Hutton & Co.., a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street. He moved to Canada in 1934 and became a Canadian citizen. He was the president J. Braadley Streit Corp., an oil and gas exploration firm based in Toronto. Streit was a founder of Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd. He died on June 30, 1978, at his home on Park Lane Circle in North York.

References

  1. ^ George Lonn (1963). Builders of Fortunes. p. 114.
  2. Ernie Couch (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781418571788.
  3. Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
  4. Closed access icon "All S. I. A. A. Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1910.
  5. "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
  6. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.
  7. "Bradley Streit On Princeton Team". Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1912. p. 8.
  8. "Memorials". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 79: 21. 1978.
  9. "Retired Canadian financier". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 2, 1978. p. 11B. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Braadley Streit, 85 financier". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. July 2, 1978. p. B15. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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1910 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
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† = Unanimous selection
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