Seraphim Post
American football player (1904–1975)
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Seraphim Fred "Dynamite" Post[1] (August 1, 1904 – August 13, 1975) was an American college football guard who played at Stanford University. He was a consensus All-American in 1928.
Stanford, California, U.S.
- Stanford (1927–1929)
Post from "The Stanford Quad" (1929) | |
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| Position | Guard |
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| Born | August 1, 1904 |
| Died | August 13, 1975 (aged 71) Stanford, California, U.S. |
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Early life
Seraphim Fred Post was born on August 1, 1904. [2] He was a consensus All-American in 1928.[3][4] Stanford guard Don Robesky was also a consensus All-American in 1928.[5] Post's Stanford profile states that "Seraphim “Dynamite” Post teamed with Don Robesky to form college football’s most dominating pair of offensive guards."[5] Post was a member of Stanford's 1927 Rose Bowl team.[5] He also earned Associated Press first-team All-PCC honors in both 1927 and 1928.[6][7] He was later inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[8]
Later life
Post was an administrator at Stanford until retiring in 1969.[9] He lived in Menlo Park, California.[9] He died on August 13, 1975, at Stanford Medical Center following a surgery.[9]