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Peter Hauser (American football)

January 01, 1970

Herman Peter Hauser (June 10, 1887 – July 21, 1935) was a United States Native American football player. He played for the Haskell Indians football team from 1904 to 1905 and for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1906 to 1910 and was selected as a consensus first-team fullback on the 1907 College Football All-America Team. He was a multi-talented player who ran with the ball, handled place-kicking and punt returns, and has been credited as the first player in American football to throw a spiral pass.

Peter Hauser
Carlisle Indians
PositionFullback
Personal information
Born:June 10, 1887
Fort Reno, Oklahoma Territory
Died:July 21, 1935
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1907)

Early years edit

Records are in dispute as to Hauser's year of birth. Hauser's World War I draft registration card stated that he was born on June 10, 1887, at Fort Reno,[1] a U.S. Army outpost on the old Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation in Indian Territory, in what later became central Oklahoma. The 1900 Census, on the other hand, recorded his date of birth as being in June 1885.[2] A third birth year, 1884, is suggested by Hauser's entry at the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Between 1892 and 1894, U.S. Indian census rolls list Hauser living with his mother (Anna Hauser), and older brother (Emil Hauser) and two younger sisters (Louisa and Anna Hauser) in the Oklahoma territory. Peter and Emil were listed as students at the Halstead School.[4][5]

By 1896, Hauser's mother had remarried, and the family was living with the mother's new husband, Waldo Reed.[6]

By 1900, Hauser and brother, Emil, were no longer with their mother or sisters and were listed as orphans at the Mennonite Orphan & Aid Society in Lakin Township, Harvey County, Kansas. They were listed as having had a German father and an Indian mother.[2] Hauser's entry at the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame describes him as Cheyenne.[3]

Football player edit

By 1904, Hauser was a student at the Haskell Institute, a boarding school established for Native American children. He played football for the Haskell Indians football team from 1904 to 1905.[3] In November 1904, the Haskell football team played an exhibition game at the St. Louis World's Fair before a crowd of 12,000 spectators. Hauser, playing at the right end position, scored Haskell's only points on a field goal from the 18-yard line.[7]

In 1906, he was transferred to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. There, he played for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1906 to 1910 under head coach Glenn Scobey Warner.[3]

Hauser became a star during the 1907 season. In an early game, he scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal in a 10–0 victory over Villanova.[8] In October 1907, Hauser ran for a touchdown and kicked to goals after touchdown, scoring eight points, in Carlisle's 14–6 victory over the team from Syracuse University.[9] In November 1907, The New York Times wrote that Hauser handled kicking duties for Carlisle, returned punts, and was also "the mainstay of the defense."[10] That same month, Carlise defeated the Harvard football team, then one of the top teams in the country, by a 25–13 score in front of a crowd of 30,000 spectators in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The New York Times wrote that Hauser's end runs were "marvels" and that he was able to circle the Harvard ends "at will."[11] Carlisle's 1907 season ended with an 18–4 victory over Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons football team. Hauser was described as "a one-man wrecking crew" against Chicago, as he kicked two field goals and an extra point and threw a 50-yard touchdown pass as well.[8][12]

Hauser's most historic moment, however, came on October 27, 1907, against a Penn team that won every other game and was declared national champion. The "national champions" lost to Carlisle by a 26–6 score. At a time when forward passes were generally short tosses, Hauser threw a pass 40 yards, hitting his receiver in stride. In her history of Native Americans in football, Sally Jenkins called Hauser's long, 40-yard spiral pass against Penn one of the "three or four signal moments in the evolution of football" and "the sporting equivalent of the Wright brothers taking off at Kitty Hawk."[13] The Philadelphia North American compared it to the "puny" passes of the day, called it "a lordly throw, a hurl that went farther than many a kick," and predicted that Hauser's throw would be "talked of often this year."[13] Hauser's secret was throwing the ball in a spiral, allowing it to travel farther downfield. Carlisle head coach, Pop Warner, said that Hauser was credited as the first football player to throw a spiral pass and could "hit his ends on the dead run with uncanny accuracy."[3]

After the 1907 season, Hauser was selected as a consensus first-team fullback on the 1907 College Football All-America Team.[14] Hauser and teammate, Albert Exendine, became the third and fourth Carlisle players to receive consensus All-American honors, following halfback Isaac Seneca in 1898 and quarterback Jimmy Johnson in 1903.[14] Jim Thorpe became Carlisle's fifth consensus All-American in 1911.[14] Carlisle coach Warner chose Hauser at the fullback on his all-time Carlisle football team and compared him favorably to Thorpe. According to Warner, Hauser was "practically a replica of Jim Thorpe."[3]

Later years edit

Hauser returned to El Reno, Oklahoma, the town that had built up around his birthplace at Fort Reno. He took an allotment and died in an automobile accident while changing a tire.[15] Accounts differ as to whether he died in 1935,[3] or the 1940s.[15] He was posthumously inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 [database on-line]. Herman Peter Hauser, born Fort Reno, Oklahoma, June 10, 1887. Employed as a "field man" for Carter Oil Co. in Tulsa, OK. Race Caucasian and Indian.
  2. ^ a b 1900 U.S. Census entry for Emil and Peter Hauser, both born in Oklahoma. Census Place: Lakin, Harvey, Kansas; Roll: 482; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240482. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Peter "Pete" Hauser 1987 – Football – Cheyenne". American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885–1940 [database on-line]. Year: 1892; Roll: M595_27; Page: 2; Line: 14; Agency: Cheyenne & Arapaho.
  5. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885–1940 [database on-line]. Year: 1894; Roll: M595_27; Line: 19; Agency: Cheyenne And Arapahoe.
  6. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885–1940 [database on-line]. Year: 1896; Roll: M595_28; Page: 51; Line: 21; Agency: Cheyenne And Arapahoe.
  7. ^ "Football by Indians at World's Fair: Carlisle Easily Defeats the Haskell Team by 38 to 4; Novel Game Draws Big Crowd; First Time in History of Sport That Indian Players from Government Schools Meet as Opponents" (PDF). The New York Times. November 27, 1904.
  8. ^ a b Tom Benjey (2005). "Beginnings of Modern Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter.
  9. ^ "Indians 14 – Syracuse 6" (PDF). The New York Times. October 13, 1907.
  10. ^ "Indians Primed for Tigers' Game" (PDF). The New York Times. November 2, 1907.
  11. ^ "Speedy Indians Crush Harvard" (PDF). The New York Times. November 10, 1907.
  12. ^ "Exendine of Carlisle" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter.
  13. ^ a b Sally Jenkins (2008). The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation. Broadway Books. p. 234. ISBN 0767926242.
  14. ^ a b c "2012 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2012. p. 4. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Sally Jenkins (2008). The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation. Broadway Books. p. 307. ISBN 0767926242.

January 01, 1970
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Herman Peter Hauser June 10 1887 July 21 1935 was a United States Native American football player He played for the Haskell Indians football team from 1904 to 1905 and for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1906 to 1910 and was selected as a consensus first team fullback on the 1907 College Football All America Team He was a multi talented player who ran with the ball handled place kicking and punt returns and has been credited as the first player in American football to throw a spiral pass Peter HauserCarlisle IndiansPositionFullbackPersonal informationBorn June 10 1887Fort Reno Oklahoma TerritoryDied July 21 1935Career historyCollegeHaskell 1904 1905 Carlisle 1906 1910 Career highlights and awardsConsensus All American 1907 Contents 1 Early years 2 Football player 3 Later years 4 ReferencesEarly years editRecords are in dispute as to Hauser s year of birth Hauser s World War I draft registration card stated that he was born on June 10 1887 at Fort Reno 1 a U S Army outpost on the old Cheyenne Arapaho reservation in Indian Territory in what later became central Oklahoma The 1900 Census on the other hand recorded his date of birth as being in June 1885 2 A third birth year 1884 is suggested by Hauser s entry at the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame 3 Between 1892 and 1894 U S Indian census rolls list Hauser living with his mother Anna Hauser and older brother Emil Hauser and two younger sisters Louisa and Anna Hauser in the Oklahoma territory Peter and Emil were listed as students at the Halstead School 4 5 By 1896 Hauser s mother had remarried and the family was living with the mother s new husband Waldo Reed 6 By 1900 Hauser and brother Emil were no longer with their mother or sisters and were listed as orphans at the Mennonite Orphan amp Aid Society in Lakin Township Harvey County Kansas They were listed as having had a German father and an Indian mother 2 Hauser s entry at the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame describes him as Cheyenne 3 Football player editBy 1904 Hauser was a student at the Haskell Institute a boarding school established for Native American children He played football for the Haskell Indians football team from 1904 to 1905 3 In November 1904 the Haskell football team played an exhibition game at the St Louis World s Fair before a crowd of 12 000 spectators Hauser playing at the right end position scored Haskell s only points on a field goal from the 18 yard line 7 In 1906 he was transferred to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle Pennsylvania There he played for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1906 to 1910 under head coach Glenn Scobey Warner 3 Hauser became a star during the 1907 season In an early game he scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal in a 10 0 victory over Villanova 8 In October 1907 Hauser ran for a touchdown and kicked to goals after touchdown scoring eight points in Carlisle s 14 6 victory over the team from Syracuse University 9 In November 1907 The New York Times wrote that Hauser handled kicking duties for Carlisle returned punts and was also the mainstay of the defense 10 That same month Carlise defeated the Harvard football team then one of the top teams in the country by a 25 13 score in front of a crowd of 30 000 spectators in Cambridge Massachusetts The New York Times wrote that Hauser s end runs were marvels and that he was able to circle the Harvard ends at will 11 Carlisle s 1907 season ended with an 18 4 victory over Amos Alonzo Stagg s Chicago Maroons football team Hauser was described as a one man wrecking crew against Chicago as he kicked two field goals and an extra point and threw a 50 yard touchdown pass as well 8 12 Hauser s most historic moment however came on October 27 1907 against a Penn team that won every other game and was declared national champion The national champions lost to Carlisle by a 26 6 score At a time when forward passes were generally short tosses Hauser threw a pass 40 yards hitting his receiver in stride In her history of Native Americans in football Sally Jenkins called Hauser s long 40 yard spiral pass against Penn one of the three or four signal moments in the evolution of football and the sporting equivalent of the Wright brothers taking off at Kitty Hawk 13 The Philadelphia North American compared it to the puny passes of the day called it a lordly throw a hurl that went farther than many a kick and predicted that Hauser s throw would be talked of often this year 13 Hauser s secret was throwing the ball in a spiral allowing it to travel farther downfield Carlisle head coach Pop Warner said that Hauser was credited as the first football player to throw a spiral pass and could hit his ends on the dead run with uncanny accuracy 3 After the 1907 season Hauser was selected as a consensus first team fullback on the 1907 College Football All America Team 14 Hauser and teammate Albert Exendine became the third and fourth Carlisle players to receive consensus All American honors following halfback Isaac Seneca in 1898 and quarterback Jimmy Johnson in 1903 14 Jim Thorpe became Carlisle s fifth consensus All American in 1911 14 Carlisle coach Warner chose Hauser at the fullback on his all time Carlisle football team and compared him favorably to Thorpe According to Warner Hauser was practically a replica of Jim Thorpe 3 Later years editHauser returned to El Reno Oklahoma the town that had built up around his birthplace at Fort Reno He took an allotment and died in an automobile accident while changing a tire 15 Accounts differ as to whether he died in 1935 3 or the 1940s 15 He was posthumously inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 3 References edit Ancestry com U S World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917 1918 database on line Herman Peter Hauser born Fort Reno Oklahoma June 10 1887 Employed as a field man for Carter Oil Co in Tulsa OK Race Caucasian and Indian a b 1900 U S Census entry for Emil and Peter Hauser both born in Oklahoma Census Place Lakin Harvey Kansas Roll 482 Page 2B Enumeration District 0083 FHL microfilm 1240482 Ancestry com 1900 United States Federal Census database on line a b c d e f g h Peter Pete Hauser 1987 Football Cheyenne American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame Retrieved August 15 2014 Ancestry com U S Indian Census Rolls 1885 1940 database on line Year 1892 Roll M595 27 Page 2 Line 14 Agency Cheyenne amp Arapaho Ancestry com U S Indian Census Rolls 1885 1940 database on line Year 1894 Roll M595 27 Line 19 Agency Cheyenne And Arapahoe Ancestry com U S Indian Census Rolls 1885 1940 database on line Year 1896 Roll M595 28 Page 51 Line 21 Agency Cheyenne And Arapahoe Football by Indians at World s Fair Carlisle Easily Defeats the Haskell Team by 38 to 4 Novel Game Draws Big Crowd First Time in History of Sport That Indian Players from Government Schools Meet as Opponents PDF The New York Times November 27 1904 a b Tom Benjey 2005 Beginnings of Modern Football PDF College Football Historical Society Newsletter Indians 14 Syracuse 6 PDF The New York Times October 13 1907 Indians Primed for Tigers Game PDF The New York Times November 2 1907 Speedy Indians Crush Harvard PDF The New York Times November 10 1907 Exendine of Carlisle PDF College Football Historical Society Newsletter a b Sally Jenkins 2008 The Real All Americans The Team That Changed a Game a People a Nation Broadway Books p 234 ISBN 0767926242 a b c 2012 NCAA Football Records Consensus All America Selections PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA 2012 p 4 Retrieved August 15 2014 a b Sally Jenkins 2008 The Real All Americans The Team That Changed a Game a People a Nation Broadway Books p 307 ISBN 0767926242 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Hauser American football amp oldid 1130306122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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