Art Wheeler

American football player (1872–1917)

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Art Wheeler

Princeton Tigers
Position| Guard
Class| Graduate
Personal information
Born:| May 12, 1872
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:| December 20, 1917(1917-12-20) (aged 45)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight| 200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College|

* Princeton (1892–1894)

Career highlights and awards

* 3× Consensus All-American (1892, 1893, 1894)

College Football Hall of Fame (1969)

Arthur Ledlie Wheeler (May 12, 1872 - December 20, 1917) was an American college football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.[1]

A severely injured Wheeler was historically photographed along with two other Princeton University students from the aftermath of a snowball fight in 1893.[2]

## Personal life and death

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Wheeler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1872 to Andrew and Sarah Caroline Wheeler.[3]

Wheeler died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1917, aged 45.

## References

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1. ^ "Art Wheeler (1969) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
2. ^ "Traditions: Freshman-Sophomore Snowball Fight - Aspire". blogs.princeton.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
3. ^ "Arthur Ledlie Wheeler". geni_family_tree. May 12, 1872. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

## External links

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* 1893 Princeton university snowball fight

Art Wheeler - awards and honors

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1893 Princeton Tigers football--national champions

* D. M. Balliet
* Joseph Marshall Flint
* Forrest M. Hall
* Philip King
* Langdon Lea
* William McCauley
* Franklin Morse
* Thomas Trenchard
* William Ward
* Art Wheeler

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1892 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield|

* QB Philip King
* HB Vance McCormick
* HB Harry Thayer
* FB Charley Brewer

Line|

* E Frank Hallowell
* E Frank Hinkey
* T Marshall Newell
* T Alexander Hamilton Wallis
* G Bert Waters
* G Art Wheeler
* C William Lewis

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1893 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield|

* QB Philip King
* HB Frank Butterworth
* HB Franklin Morse
* FB Charley Brewer

Line|

* E Frank Hinkey
* E Thomas Trenchard
* T Langdon Lea
* T Marshall Newell
* G Bill Hickok
* G Art Wheeler
* C William Lewis

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1894 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Backfield|

* QB George Adee
* HB George H. Brooke
* HB Alden Knipe
* FB Frank Butterworth

Line|

* E Charlie Gelbert
* E Frank Hinkey
* T Langdon Lea
* T Bert Waters
* G Bill Hickok
* G Art Wheeler
* C Phillip Stillman

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