.png) Stanfield Wells became an All-American in 1910, photo c. 1911. | |
| Michigan Wolverines | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 25, 1889 |
| Died: | August 17, 1967 (aged 78) |
| Career history | |
| College | Michigan |
| High school | Massillon Washington (Massillon, Ohio) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stanfield McNeill Wells (July 25, 1889 – August 17, 1967)[1] was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1909-1911. He was the first in a long line of All-Americans to come out of Massillon Washington High School, and was one of the pioneers of the forward pass.[2] Though known principally as an end, Wells was Michigan's first forward passer of note.[3] He threw two passes to help Michigan win the Western Conference championship against Minnesota in 1910. He played professional football after college and wrote a chapter of a book on playing the end position. He later became the manager of an insurance company in Nashville, Tennessee.
- ^ Bentley Historical Library Necrology File.
- ^ "Smith: A football legacy like no other". Athens Banner-Herald. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Stanfield Wells". The Regents of the University of Michigan.