29 Facts About Ernie Vick

Henry Arthur "Ernie" Vick was an American football and baseball player.

Ernie Vick was selected as an All-American center in 1921, played on the 1926 World Series champion St Louis Cardinals, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Ernie Vick attended the University of Michigan where he lettered four years in football and two years in baseball.

In 1919, owing to "the lack of backfield material" in Ann Arbor, Ernie Vick was moved to the fullback position.

In 1920, Ernie Vick was moved back to the center position, where he was Michigan's starter in 1920 and 1921.

Ernie Vick is good on the offense and even greater on the defense.

Ernie Vick has studied football and knows the game from all angles.

Ernie Vick enrolled in Michigan's medical school in the fall of 1921, and the heavy load of classes and study prevented him from practicing with the team.

Ernie Vick played on Michigan's baseball team, as a catcher, in 1921 and 1922.

Ernie Vick proved himself to be "a great baseball player" and was considered the best catcher in the Big Ten in 1921.

Ernie Vick had been set to join the St Louis Cardinals in 1922, but opted to stay for his senior year after being selected as the team's captain.

Ernie Vick made his Major League debut on June 29,1922, but spent most of the 1922 season playing for the Cardinals' affiliate in the American Association at Syracuse.

In 1926, Ernie Vick appeared in 24 games for the Cardinals team that won the 1926 World Series.

Ernie Vick was best known in baseball as the catcher for Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Ernie Vick played in his last Major League game on September 25,1926.

In 1958, when Ernie Vick visited the Baseball Hall of Fame, a New York newspaper reported that he was wearing a 1926 World Series ring that had been on his finger for 32 years.

In 1922 and 1923, Ernie Vick returned to Ann Arbor after baseball season ended.

Ernie Vick served there as a line coach for the football team under Fielding H Yost in 1922 and George Little in 1923.

Ernie Vick wrote that he preferred the end-over-end, because he was a more accurate passer that way.

In October 1925, Ernie Vick told a reporter that he loved football and enjoyed coaching, but he had decided to sever his connection with football as a means of making a living.

Ernie Vick complained that the salaries paid by the western schools was insufficient to make it worthwhile.

In 1925, Ernie Vick decided not to return to Ann Arbor and instead signed to play professional football with the Detroit Panthers.

Ernie Vick played in 10 games for the Panthers in 1925.

In 1927, Ernie Vick signed with George Halas's Chicago Bears team.

In February 1929, Ernie Vick signed a contract to serve as an umpire in the Piedmont League.

Ernie Vick later worked as a football official for the Big Ten Conference.

Ernie Vick spent 22 years working games for the conference before retiring in 1953.

Ernie Vick officiated in baseball games and worked the Rose Bowl game and other important post-season contests.

Ernie Vick worked as a manufacturer's representative before retiring in 1959.