Hord Boensch
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PositionQuarterback
BornMarch 13, 1893
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1924 (aged 31)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
High schoolBowen School
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born | March 13, 1893 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1924 (aged 31) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| High school | Bowen School |
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Benjamin Hord Boensch (March 13, 1893 – December 19, 1924)[1] was a college football player.[2] He was the quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team in 1913.[3] Some writers selected him All-Southern that season.[4] Boensch kicked the extra point to beat Tennessee 7 to 6.[5] He named for his grandfather Ben M. Hord, a major for the Confederacy in North Carolina.[6]
