People from Tukums - Joe Magidsohn, Vija Artmane, Dainis K La, Jevg Ijs Kosma Ovs, Mordechai Nurock, Br No Kalni, Kristaps Blanks, Ieva Zunda (Paperback)

Chapters: Joe Magidsohn, Vija Artmane, Dainis K la, Jevg ijs Kosma ovs, Mordechai Nurock, Br no Kalni, Kristaps Blanks, Ieva Zunda, Aiga Zagorska, Otto August Rosenberger, Georgs Andrejevs, Ronalds Ar js, dolfs B odnieks, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Joseph "Joe" Magidsohn (December 20, 1888 - February 14, 1969) was an American football player and official. He played halfback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1909 and 1910 and was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1909 and a first-team All-American in 1910. He was the first Jewish athlete to win a varsity "M" at the University of Michigan and is the first athlete known to have refused to compete on the Jewish High Holy Days. In 1888, Magidsohn was born in Tukums, a village that was then part of Russia, but which is now part of Latvia. Magidsohn emigrated to the United States with his family and attended high school in Elkton, Michigan. After graduating from high school in Elkton, Magidsohn enrolled at Alma College. He had never played football before and took up the sport at Alma. In 1907, Magidsohn transferred to the University of Michigan where he played two years of varsity football (1909-1910) under head coach Fielding H. Yost. Magidsohn was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 163 pounds when he played football at Michigan. Magidsohn and Dave Allerdice were the starting halfbacks for the 1909 Michigan football team that finished the season with a 6-1 record and outscored its opponents 116-34. In Michigan's 15-6 win over Minnesota in 1909, Magidsohn scored both of Michigan's touchdowns, including a run for a touchdown in the first half and a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown return in the second half. The 1909 season marked the first time ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=25029050