Guy Voight was born on September 30, 1889, in Council Bluffs, Iowa,[1] the son and one of multiple children of Henry Joseph Voight and Mari Johanna "Jennie" Voight (born Gullickson).[2] Both Voight's father and grandfather were also named Henry Joseph Voight.[2] As a young adult, Voight played baseball for a semi-professional team in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.[2]
From 1910 until 1915, Voight attended Santa Clara University where he majored in civil engineering and was a member of the school's rugby and basketball teams.[2] On November 15, 1913, Voight played for the United States national rugby union team at lock in its first test match against New Zealand—a 51–3 defeat.[3]
After his university years, Voight worked as a sheepherder in Utah and was drafted into the United States Army during World War I.[2] Voight served with the Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Douglas.[2] Voight married Flossie Elizabeth Smith on August 12, 1918, in Salt Lake City, Utah with whom he had multiple children.[2] After being discharged from the Army, Voight returned to his hometown of Council Bluffs and later moved with his family to Sapulpa, Oklahoma.[2] After suffering from a heart attack,[2] Voight died on November 26, 1937, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 48.[1]
