Martin Frederick Wheelock was an American college football player who achieved a national reputation while playing for the Carlisle Indian School from 1894 to 1902.
12 Facts About Martin Wheelock
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Captain of the 1899 Carlisle Indians football team, Wheelock was selected as a first-team All-American by the New York Sun in 1899, a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1901, and to the All-University Team by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1902.
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Martin Frederick Wheelock was born into the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin at Oneida in 1874.
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Martin Wheelock played tackle for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1894 to 1902.
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Pierce, Frank Cayou, Frank Hudson, and Martin Wheelock occupied the small phaeton drawn by boys, and went in advance of the others.
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In nine years playing for the Carlisle football team, Martin Wheelock was one of the school's greatest stars.
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Martin Wheelock was selected as a first-team All-American by the New York Sun in 1899, a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1901, and to the All-University Team by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1902.
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In 1897, Martin Wheelock became one of the first football players to receive an x-ray to assess an injury, after being hurt in a game against Brown University.
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Martin Wheelock left the Carlisle Indian School in 1902 at age 28.
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Martin Wheelock returned to the Oneida reservation, where he worked as a blacksmith and farmer.
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Martin Wheelock married Lena Webster, an Oneida and fellow former Carlisle student.
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In 1980, Martin Wheelock was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame, based at Haskell Indian Nations University.