1. Orville Mohler grew up in Alhambra, California, and attended the University of Southern California.
11 Facts About Orville Mohler
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At USC, Mohler was the student council president, shortstop for the USC Trojans baseball team, and quarterback for the USC Trojans football team.
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Orville Mohler led the 1931 USC Trojans football team to a national championship and a victory in the 1932 Rose Bowl, and, at the end of the 1931 season, he was selected by the Central Press Association as a second-team All-American fullback and by the Associated Press as a third-team All-American quarterback.
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In 1933, after graduating from USC, Orville Mohler played professional baseball in the Pacific Coast League for the Mission Reds.
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Orville Mohler was married on August 13,1933 to Bernadine Olson.
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In 1927, Orville Mohler became a United States Army Air Corps pilot.
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Orville Mohler was head coach of the 1943 Wright Field Kittyhawks football team.
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Orville Mohler died on November 27,1949, in the crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell near Dixiana, Alabama.
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Orville Mohler was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Orville Mohler was the son of professional baseball player Kid Mohler.
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Orville Mohler was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in 1995.