Ed Withers

Ed Withers
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Withers from 1951 Badger
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: August 28, 1926
Memphis, Tennessee
Died: April 17, 1975 (age 48)
Tomah, Wisconsin
Career information
High school: Madison (WI) Central
College: Wisconsin
Career highlights and awards

Edward J. "Ed" Withers (August 28, 1926 – April 17, 1975) was an American football player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to Madison, Wisconsin, as a boy. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football team. He was one of the first African-Americans to be a regular starter for the Badgers, playing at the defensive back position.[1] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team defensive player on their 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3][4] Withers later worked as a teacher and coach at Roosevelt and North Division High Schools in Milwaukee and subsequently as an insurance salesman.[1] He died in Tomah, Wisconsin, in 1975 at age 48,[5] He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Celebrate UW's Black History: Ed Withers". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. ↑ Lawton Carver (1950-11-27). "Youth Dominates INS All-America Teams". Lebanon Daily News.
  4. ↑ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. 17 December 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Dates of birth and death (and place of death) taken from: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 [database on-line].
  6. ↑ "Edward J. Withers". Find-a-Grave.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.


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