Pete Overfield

Pete Overfield
Overfield during his football days at Penn
Date of birth(1874-04-12)April 12, 1874
Place of birthPennsylvania, U.S.
Date of deathJuly 1, 1959(1959-07-01) (aged 85)
Place of deathSan Diego, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Center
US collegePenn
Career history
As player
1900–1901Homestead L. & A. C.
1903Sigma Chi All-Star team
Career highlights and awards

Peter Delome Overfield (April 12, 1874[1] – July 1, 1959[2]) was an All-American and professional football player, federal judge and rancher. Overfield played center for the University of Pennsylvania and was a first-team All-American in 1898 and 1899. He served as a federal district judge in Alaska from 1909 to 1917. In 1917, he moved to Casa Grande, Arizona, where he lived for the remainder of his life, owning a large ranching operation.

  1. ^ Draft registration card for Peter Overfield, born April 12, 1874, resident of Casa Grande, Arizona. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration State: Arizona; Registration County: Pinal; Roll: 1522649.
  2. ^ Death record for Peter Delone Overfield, born April 12, 1874 in Pennsylvania, died July 1, 1959, San Diego. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.