Tag Archives: New York Athletic Club Games
Walter Koppisch
Walter Koppisch (College football. Born, Pennington, NY, June 6, 1901; died, New York, NY, Nov. 5, 1953.) Ranked among the major names in New York sports in the 1920s, Walter Frederick Koppisch is the only three-time captain in Columbia football history. Koppisch first came to notice in 1921 as a freshman, scoring six touchdowns for […]
Sabin W. Carr
Sabin W. Carr (Track and field. Born, Dubuque, IA, Sept. 4, 1904; died, Ventura, CA, Sept. 11, 1983.) As the best pole vaulter of his era, Sabin William Carr became a U.S. gold medal Olympian. Carr was also the first vaulter to clear 14’ (May 28, 1927, I.C.4A. meet at Philadelphia, Penna.). He won the […]
