About John Counselman
Lived 1880 – 1955 (aged 75). John Counselman was an American american football player.
John Sanders Counselman (February 18, 1880 – March 29, 1955) was an American college football player and coach, professor of mathematics, and civil engineer. He played for Virginia Tech with Hunter Carpenter. He also attended the University of Michigan. Counselman coached Cumberland in 1905, and for Samford (then Howard) from 1906 to 1908, finishing after just the first two games of the latter season. He is the first coach in Samford history. Counselman was selected as a substitute for the Washington Post s All-Southern team.
Counselman was a professor at the College of William & Mary and Georgia Tech. He also taught in high schools in Birmingham, Alabama and Gadsden, Alabama and was the superintendent of schools for Tallahassee, Florida. Counselman died of a heart attack on March 29, 1955, at this home in Gadsden.
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Who was John Counselman?
American football player
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John Counselman was born on 18 February 1880 in Cripple Creek.
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John Counselman died on 29 March 1955 in Gadsden, Alabama.
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John Counselman was an american football player.
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John Counselman was American.
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