Milton Levy

Milton Lambert "Irish" Levy (December 22, 1903 – April 26, 1958)[1] was an American football guard for the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. He was twice selected All-Southern, and once selected second-team All-American by The New York Times. Levy was selected for the New York Sun's All-Time Tulane team and inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame ("the T Club") in 1986.[2][3]

Milton Levy
Tulane Green Wave – No. 19
PositionGuard/Center
Career history
CollegeTulane (1923–1925)
Personal information
Born:(1903-12-22)December 22, 1903
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died:April 26, 1958(1958-04-26) (aged 54)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Milton Lambert Levy was born on December 22, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lazare Levy and Isabelle G. Cain.

Tulane University

Levy was a prominent guard for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University, and is considered one of the greatest ever to play for the school.

1925

The 1925 team were undefeated and claimed a Southern Conference championship. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.[4] He was the only lineman lost for the 1926 season, but assisted his alma mater as a coach that year.

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References
  1. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, US; Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945.
  2. "Milton "Irish" Levy".
  3. "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
  4. "Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron". November 30, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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