Vaulx Carter was an American naval officer, athlete, and engineer associated with the United States Naval Academy football program.
19 Facts About Vaulx Carter
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Information about Vaulx Carter following his resignation from the academy is scarce.
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Vaulx Carter attended some classes at Swarthmore College in 1883, but he did not complete a course.
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Vaulx Carter later served as a lieutenant in the New York Naval Militia and worked for the New York City government.
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Vaulx Carter was born on August 14,1863, in Davidson County, Tennessee, the sixteenth of seventeen children to Samuel Jefferson Carter, a Southern Unionist and prominent Nashville hotelier.
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Vaulx Carter's mother was Anne Vaulx, the elder Carter's second wife.
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Vaulx Carter was raised there for the early part of his life, but was orphaned along with two of his siblings following his father's death in March 1873 and his mother's the next year.
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Vaulx Carter then spent one year at Swarthmore College, again with a science focus.
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Vaulx Carter's conduct worsened that year, and he only excelled in drawing.
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Vaulx Carter was scheduled to graduate from the Naval Academy in 1884, but was forced to resign in 1883.
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Vaulx Carter received permanent injuries from the accident, which caused his resignation on June 14,1883.
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Vaulx Carter organized a game with the Baltimore Athletic Club, which ended in a scoreless tie.
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In 1882, Vaulx Carter re-initiated and organized a new football team.
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Vaulx Carter took a position as the team coach, the first in school history; he functioned as a back when playing.
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Vaulx Carter scheduled a single game for the season, which was played on Thanksgiving Day against the Baltimore-based Clifton Football Club.
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Vaulx Carter designed a maroon and white uniform for the squad and a strip of leather which was nailed to the bottom of their shoes to prevent slipping.
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Sportswriter Jack Clary, in his history of the Navy Midshipmen football program, describes Vaulx Carter as having "disappeared from the historical record", his establishment of the football team being Vaulx Carter's "only claim to fame".
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Sometime between 1890 and 1893, Vaulx Carter was hired as the treasurer and assignee for the Cowles Engineering Company.
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Vaulx Carter went into bankruptcy and failed three years later, owing its creditors over $30,000.