Cy Wentworth (American football)

Shirley P. "Cy" Wentworth (January 2, 1904 – January 19, 1986)[1] was a professional American football player who spent three seasons in the National Football League (NFL), having played for the Providence Steam Roller in 1925 and 1926, and with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929.

Cy Wentworth
Wentworth c. 1923, from the annual college yearbook of the University of New Hampshire
Position:Halfback, end, fullback
Personal information
Born:(1904-01-02)January 2, 1904
Salem, Massachusetts
Died:January 19, 1986(1986-01-19) (aged 82)
Beverly, Massachusetts
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school:Salem (MA)
College:New Hampshire (1921–1924)
Career history
  • Providence Steam Roller (1925–1926)
  • Boston Bulldogs (1929)
Career highlights and awards
  • 1x GB Press-Gazette 2nd team all-NFL (1925)
Player stats at PFR

Prior to joining the NFL, Wentworth played college football at the University of New Hampshire. With the New Hampshire Wildcats, Wentworth scored 166 career points via field goals, extra points and touchdowns. He had a career-high 11 touchdowns and 85 points in 1924, and led the team in scoring from 1922 to 1924. He was New Hampshire's team captain for the 1923 and 1924 seasons.[2][3] Wentworth holds the New Hampshire record for the most points scored in a single game, 37, achieved on November 3, 1923, against Lowell Tech (now University of Massachusetts Lowell),[4] made via six touchdowns and one extra point kick.[5]

Wentworth was an inaugural member of the UNH Wildcats Hall of Fame in 1982.[6] He died in January 1986 at age 82 in Beverly, Massachusetts, and was interred at Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts.[7]

References
  1. "1989 - 1980 Pro Football Necrology List". Pro Football Deaths 1986. Oldest Living Pro Football Players. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1925. pp. 246–255. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  3. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1926. pp. 211–216. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  4. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 62. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. "Captain Wentworth Runs Wild as New Hampshire Beats Lowell 47-0". The New Hampshire. 14 (6). November 9, 1923. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  6. "Hall of Fame". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. "Wentworth". The Boston Globe. January 20, 1986. p. 41. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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