Bradley Streit

Not to be confused with C. W. Streit.
Bradley Streit
Streit of Auburn
Princeton Tigers
PositionFullback
Personal information
Born:(1892-12-18)December 18, 1892
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died:June 30, 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 85)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards

John Bradley "Bill" Streit (December 18, 1892 – June 30, 1978) was an American college football player.

Early years

John Bradley Streit was born on December 18, 1892, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of a prominent builder. "He grew up in the give-and-take life of a family of nine."[1]

College football

Auburn

Streit competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Auburn University.[1] He was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers from 1909 to 1910.

1910

Streit led the school in touchdowns in 1910.[2] He was a unanimous All-Southern player.[3][4] Early in the season both Streit and Kirk Newell were injured.[5] In the 26 to 0 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Streit scored two touchdowns.[6] Streit assisted coaching the 1911 team.

Princeton

Streit then transferred to Princeton University and played for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1913 to 1915.[7]

1913

In the 1913 game with Fordham he scored four touchdowns and four extra points in a 69 to 0 victory, setting a school record for points by an individual in a game (28) which stood until 1967.[8]

Later life and death

Streit worked at a salesman for Studebaker and for W. E. Hutton & Co.., a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street. He moved to Canada in 1934 and became a Canadian citizen. He was the president J. Braadley Streit Corp., an oil and gas exploration firm based in Toronto. Streit was a founder of Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd.[9] He died on June 30, 1978, at his home on Park Lane Circle in North York.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b George Lonn (1963). Builders of Fortunes. p. 114.
  2. ^ Ernie Couch (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781418571788.
  3. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
  4. ^ Closed access icon "All S. I. A. A. Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1910.
  5. ^ "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
  6. ^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.
  7. ^ "Bradley Streit On Princeton Team". Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1912. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Memorials". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 79: 21. 1978.
  9. ^ "Retired Canadian financier". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 2, 1978. p. 11B. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Braadley Streit, 85 financier". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. July 2, 1978. p. B15. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.