Joseph McAndrew
| Army Black Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Army (1902) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | October 2, 1879 |
| Place of birth | Osage Mills, Arkansas |
| Date of death | August 13, 1963 (age 83) |
| Place of death | Concord, North Carolina |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|
All-American (1902) | |
Joseph Alexander McAndrew (October 2, 1879 – August 13, 1963) was an American football player and an officer in the United States Army. A native of Arkansas, McAndrew attended the United States Military Academy where he played at the end position for the Army Black Knights football team from 1901 to 1903.[1] He was selected by The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) as a first-team end on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[2] After graduating from the Military Academy, McAndrew served in the infantry, United States Army, attaining the rank of colonel.[3] He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service as the director of the infantry specialists school at Langres, France, during World War I.[4]
References
- ↑ The Howitzer (West Point yearbook), 1904, p. 58.
- ↑ "The All-American Team For the Season of 1902". The Post-Standard. November 24, 1902.
- ↑ George Cullum (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Seeman & Peters. p. 1131.
- ↑ "Joseph Alexander McAndrew". Military Times. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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