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Seraphim Post
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 Post from "The Stanford Quad" (1929) | |
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| Position | Guard |
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| Born: | August 1, 1904 |
| Died: | August 13, 1975 (aged 71) Stanford, California, U.S. |
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Seraphim Fred "Dynamite" Post[1] (August 1, 1904 – August 13, 1975) was an American college football guard who played at Stanford University. He was a consensus All-American in 1928.
Early life
[edit]Seraphim Fred Post was born on August 1, 1904. [2] He was a consensus All-American in 1928.[3][4] Stanford guard Don Robesky was also a consensus All-American in 1928.[5] Post's Stanford profile states that "Seraphim “Dynamite” Post teamed with Don Robesky to form college football’s most dominating pair of offensive guards."[5] Post was a member of Stanford's 1927 Rose Bowl team.[5] He also earned Associated Press first-team All-PCC honors in both 1927 and 1928.[6][7] He was later inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[8]
Later life
[edit]Post was an administrator at Stanford until retiring in 1969.[9] He lived in Menlo Park, California.[9] He died on August 13, 1975, at Stanford Medical Center following a surgery.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "For He's the Best in All the West". San Francisco Bulletin. December 14, 1928. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Dates of birth and death confirmed through three separate databases (Social Security death index, California Death Index, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File), each of which is available on-line through Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Seraphim Post". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "All-American Selections" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Seraphim Post". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Leading Sports Critics Pick All-Pacific Coast Gridders". The Zanesvillle Signal. November 26, 1927. p. 8.
- ^ "California Places Three Pacific Stars". The Decatur Review. December 4, 1928. p. 16.
- ^ "HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES". Stanford University. September 14, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sports highlights". The Independent. August 14, 1975. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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