Jose Martinez-Zorilla

José Martínez-Zorrilla
Cornell Big Red
Position End
Class 32
Career history
College
Personal information
Born: 24 December 1912[1][2]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died: 17 September 1989 (aged 76)
Mexico City, Mexico
Career highlights and awards

José Claudio Martínez-Zorilla Schnaider (24 December 1912 – 17 September 1989) was a Mexican player of American football.

A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Martínez-Zorilla was one of three brothers to attend Cornell University and play for the Cornell Big Red football team from 1930 to 1932.[3][4] He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team end on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.[5] He was also invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1932 season.[6]

After graduating from Cornell in 1933, he was hired as the head athletic coach of the polytechnical schools for the National Bureau of Education in Mexico City.[4] He also played polo for Mexico's international team and competed in fencing for both Cornell and in the Olympics for Mexico. In 1942, he trained as a flying cadet in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jalisco, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1857-1947
  2. ↑ Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964
  3. 1 2 "Martinez-Zorilla Returns to U.S. As Flying Cadet". The Cornell Daily Sun. December 18, 1942.
  4. 1 2 "Jose Martinez-Zorilla '33 Named Coach in Mexico City". The Cornell Daily Sun. March 8, 1933.
  5. ↑ "Four Midwest Stars Voted Places on 1932 All-American Football Team". Evening Independent. Masillon, Ohio. 1932-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Bart Viviano Will Accompany Martinez-Zorilla to East-West Football Game in San Francisco". The Cornell Daily Sun. December 10, 1932.
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