George Clark Moseley

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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]

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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References

  1. "Three Colgate Men Picked By Camp for All-American Team". The Syracuse Herald. 1916-12-26.
  2. George Clark Moseley (1923). Extracts from the Letters of George Clark Moseley during the period of the Great War.
  3. Gordon, Dennis (2000). The Lafayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air ... - Dennis Gordon - Google Books. ISBN   9780764311086.
  4. "Milestones". Time. 1937-05-17. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.
  5. Joan Cook (1991-05-24). "S. D. Moseley, 72, Football Star at Yale And Executive, Dies". The New York Times.
  6. "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!"".
  7. "VIRGINIA MOSELEY Obituary (2011) - Chicago, IL - Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com .