George Clark Moseley was an American football player. He played at the end position for Yale University and was chosen as a first-team All-American in 1916 by Collier's Weekly, as selected by Walter Camp.[1] During World War I, Moseley served with the Lafayette Flying Corps, a group of American volunteer pilots who flew for the French. His letters written during his service in France were later published.[2]
| Career information | |
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| Position(s) | End |
| College | Yale |
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Moseley was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Marion (Wilder) and Carlton Moseley, who was President of the Chicago office of Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company.[3]
In 1937, Moseley was divorced by his wife, Ethel Spencer Moseley, at Geneva, Illinois, on grounds of desertion.[4] His son Spencer Dumaresq Moseley was also a football star at Yale. He was captain of the 1942 team and was also an All-American.[5] His grandson is actor Bill Moseley.[6][7]
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Three Colgate Men Picked By Camp for All-American Team". The Syracuse Herald. December 26, 1916.
- ^ George Clark Moseley (1923). Extracts from the Letters of George Clark Moseley during the period of the Great War.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis (2000). The Lafayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air ... - Dennis Gordon - Google Books. ISBN 9780764311086.
- ^ "Milestones". Time. May 17, 1937. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.
- ^ Joan Cook (May 24, 1991). "S. D. Moseley, 72, Football Star at Yale And Executive, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "Bill Moseley on Instagram: "A salute to my father, Spencer D Moseley, who loved skiing and first brought the family to @vailmtn in 1962. This run's for you, pop!"".
- ^ "VIRGINIA MOSELEY Obituary (2011) - Chicago, IL - Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com.