George Clark Moseley

George Moseley
Career information
Position(s)End
CollegeYale
Career highlights and awards

George Clark Moseley was an American football player. He played at the end position for Yale University and was chosen as a first-team All-American in 1916 by Collier's Weekly, as selected by Walter Camp.[1] During World War I, Moseley served with the Lafayette Flying Corps, a group of American volunteer pilots who flew for the French. His letters written during his service in France were later published.[2]

Moseley was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Marion (Wilder) and Carlton Moseley, who was President of the Chicago office of Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company.[3]

In 1937, Moseley was divorced by his wife, Ethel Spencer Moseley, at Geneva, Illinois, on grounds of desertion.[4] His son Spencer Dumaresq Moseley was also a football star at Yale. He was captain of the 1942 team and was also an All-American.[5] His grandson is actor Bill Moseley.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Three Colgate Men Picked By Camp for All-American Team". The Syracuse Herald. December 26, 1916.
  2. ^ George Clark Moseley (1923). Extracts from the Letters of George Clark Moseley during the period of the Great War.
  3. ^ Gordon, Dennis (2000). The Lafayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air ... - Dennis Gordon - Google Books. ISBN 9780764311086.
  4. ^ "Milestones". Time. May 17, 1937. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Joan Cook (May 24, 1991). "S. D. Moseley, 72, Football Star at Yale And Executive, Dies". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Bill Moseley on Instagram: "A salute to my father, Spencer D Moseley, who loved skiing and first brought the family to @vailmtn in 1962. This run's for you, pop!"".
  7. ^ "VIRGINIA MOSELEY Obituary (2011) - Chicago, IL - Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com.