1. Angus Gerald "Gus" Goetz was an American football player who played four years with the Michigan Wolverines from 1917 to 1920.
17 Facts About Angus Goetz
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Angus Goetz played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Columbus Tigers.
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Marie, Michigan, Goetz graduated from Sault Area High School in 1915 and went on to study medicine and play football at the University of Michigan.
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Angus Goetz played varsity football at Michigan for four years from 1917 to 1920.
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Angus Goetz started nine games as a left end in his freshman year and moved to the left tackle position in his sophomore, junior and senior years.
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Angus Goetz was a star for at tackle on the undefeated 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team.
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The game was scoreless when Ohio State attempted to punt out of its end zone, and Angus Goetz broke through and blocked the punt which was recovered for a touchdown.
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Angus Goetz was selected as an All-Western Conference tackle in 1918.
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Angus Goetz was elected captain for a second time for the 1920 season, becoming one of only three two-time Michigan football captain between 1893 and 1984, the others being Kirk Lewis and Robert Thompson.
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Angus Goetz was elected president of the University of Michigan Student Council in 1920 and attended the Midwest Student Conference as a Michigan delegate in April 1922.
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In 1922, Angus Goetz was offered $240 a game for 10 professional football games.
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Angus Goetz played professional football on the weekends while attending medical school.
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Angus Goetz completed his internship at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor in 1924.
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Angus Goetz served in World War II and returned to Detroit in 1945 where he established an orthopedic practice in downtown Detroit.
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Angus Goetz went on to become the chief of orthopedics at Detroit Receiving Hospital, and continued to practice medicine until his retirement in 1972.
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Angus Goetz was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in Marquette, Michigan in 1974.
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Angus Goetz received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from Sault Area High School in 1973.