Ernest John "Aqua" Allmendinger was an American football player and coach.
15 Facts About Ernest Allmendinger
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Ernest Allmendinger played college football as a guard for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913.
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Ernest Allmendinger was the son of Henry and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kraus Allmendinger.
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Ernest Allmendinger grew up in the days of Fielding H Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams and played football with John Maulbetsch at Ann Arbor's West Park.
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Ernest Allmendinger then played right guard and right tackle at Ann Arbor High School from 1907 to 1909 for teams that lost one game in three seasons.
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Ernest Allmendinger acquired the nickname "Aqua" after working as a waterboy when the Ann Arbor Railroad was raising tracks in 1903 on the streets of Ann Arbor.
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Ernest Allmendinger used third degree methods, and finally the giant awoke, Allmendinger became a demon on the gridiron, nearly every western critic put him on their all-star elevens and some experts thought he should have made the All-American.
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Ernest Allmendinger received a bachelor of science degree in forestry from Michigan.
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Ernest Allmendinger was an assistant at the Colorado School of Mines.
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Ernest Allmendinger rose to the rank of captain before being discharged in 1919.
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Ernest Allmendinger worked as an assistant football coach at Michigan during the 1919 season.
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Ernest Allmendinger worked as an engineer for the Washtenaw County Road Commission from approximately 1921 to 1954.
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Ernest Allmendinger then worked for five years for the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority.
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Ernest Allmendinger served as an Ann Arbor city councilman in 1927 and 1929 and as a member of the Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors after retiring.
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In 1969, Ernest Allmendinger was chosen in fan balloting as one of five lineman on the all-time Michigan football team.