Hugh Edward Langston was the first
football player in the Northwest to die a football related death.
Langston died after being injured at his home practicing for an
upcoming game for the Seattle Athletic Club on Oct 28, 1893. He was
21.
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Two football leagues existed in the 1940's
commonly mistaken for "semi-pro" leagues. The Field House
Football League was in fact a 16-years old maximum and under
135lbs league. The Boys Club Football which included
teams like the Seattle Associated Boys Club, Wallingford, Ballard
and Arbor Heights were for players under the age of 19 and were
not high school letterwinners. They did play teams like the
Seattle Ramblers who were legit men's teams (athletic club teams) or
semi pro teams.
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West Seattle residents voted former
Yellowjacket
star Thurle Thonton as the Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century on
Dec 14, 1950. A trophy awarded to the best all-around athlete
bore Thornton's name for many years.
Elmo Hudgens Memorial Trophy
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