1. Irwin Charles "Utz" Uteritz was an American athlete and coach.
27 Facts About Irwin Uteritz
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Irwin Uteritz played American football and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923.
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Irwin Uteritz played three years of baseball for Michigan at second base and shortstop, hit above.
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Irwin Uteritz later served as a football and baseball coach at Northwestern University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of California, and Washington University in St Louis.
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In 1920, Irwin Uteritz enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played quarterback from 1921 to 1923, leading the Wolverines to back-to-back undefeated football seasons in 1922 and 1923.
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Irwin Uteritz stood five feet seven inches and weighed only 140 pounds in 1922.
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Irwin Uteritz took over for the final three games of the year.
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Irwin Uteritz stood at Michigan's five-yard line waiting for a punt to cross the goal line.
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Irwin Uteritz fared better in the final game of the 1921 season, the annual Little Brown Jug game against Minnesota.
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Irwin Uteritz missed the opening game against Case as Michigan Coach Fielding H Yost asked team captain Paul G Goebel and Uteritz to accompany him to Columbus, Ohio to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against Ohio Wesleyan.
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Irwin Uteritz was the first Michigan quarterback to be selected on Walter Camp's All-American football teams:.
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Irwin Uteritz handled punts well, but called for free catches oftener than he attempted to run with the ball.
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Irwin Uteritz is fast, a good passer, a sure tackler, a quick thinker.
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Irwin Uteritz played his last game in a Michigan uniform against the Quantico Marines on November 10,1923.
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Irwin Uteritz scored a touchdown in the second quarter, diving between center Jack Blott's legs to cross the goal-line.
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Irwin Uteritz added his eighth point on an extra point kick in the third quarter.
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Irwin Uteritz was the best field general I ever had.
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Irwin Uteritz played three seasons on the University of Michigan baseball team.
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Irwin Uteritz was an infielder, playing at second base and shortstop.
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Irwin Uteritz was "rated as one of the best infielders of the Western Conference" and had a batting average above.
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From 1925 to 1935, Irwin Uteritz held various positions at the University of Wisconsin, including assistant football coach, head baseball coach, and assistant athletic director.
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In 1947, Irwin Uteritz was hired as the backfield coach at Washington University in St Louis.
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Irwin Uteritz became the head football coach for Washington University in 1949.
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Irwin Uteritz was head football coach at Washington for four years from 1949 to 1952 and coached his sons who played quarterback there during his tenure as head coach.
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Irwin Uteritz said he was tired of having his name "kicked around", and everyone called him Utz anyway.
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Irwin Uteritz died in St Louis at age 63 of an apparent heart attack.
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Irwin Uteritz was survived by his wife, the former Genevieve Johnson, and four sons.