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Joseph McAndrew

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Joseph McAndrew
At West Point in 1904
Army Black Knights
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1879-10-02)October 2, 1879
Osage Mills, Arkansas
Died:August 13, 1963(1963-08-13) (aged 83)
Concord, North Carolina
Career history
CollegeArmy (1902)
Career highlights and awards
All-American (1902)

Joseph Alexander McAndrew (October 2, 1879 – August 13, 1963) was an American football player and an officer in the United States Army.

Biography

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Joseph McAndrew was born in Osage Mills, Arkansas on October 2, 1879.[1] He attended the United States Military Academy, where he played at the end position for the Army football team from 1901 to 1903.[2] He was selected by The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) as a first-team end on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[3]

After graduating from the Military Academy, McAndrew served in the infantry, United States Army, attaining the rank of colonel.[4] He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service as the director of the infantry specialists school at Langres, France, during World War I.[1]

He died in Bentonville, Arkansas on August 10, 1963.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Joseph Alexander McAndrew". Military Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ The Howitzer: The Yearbook of the United States Corps of Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1904. p. 48. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "The All-American Team For the Season of 1902". The Post-Standard. November 24, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ^ George Cullum (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Seeman & Peters. p. 1131 – via Google Books.