Ty Rauber
American football player, Navy Commander, and special agent
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Louis Joseph "Ty" Rauber (September 8, 1905 – January 29, 1949) was a college football player, Navy Commander, and special agent with the FBI.[1]
September 8, 1905
Ty Rauber | |
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| Born | Louis Joseph Rauber September 8, 1905 Wellsville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1949 (aged 43) |
| Other names | Ty |
| Occupation | FBI agent |
| Football career | |
| Washington & Lee Generals | |
| Position | Fullback |
| Class | 1927 |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Central |
| College | Washington & Lee (1924–1926) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Early years
Rauber was born on September 8, 1905, in Wellsville, New York to John Rauber and Catherine Shaughnessy. He attended Central High School of Washington, D. C. and was captain of its 1923 football team.[2]
Washington & Lee
Football
Rauber was a prominent fullback for the Washington & Lee Generals of Washington & Lee University. He was the first Generals player to make an All-East team, and the first All-American.[3]
1925
Against Princeton in 1925, Ty once punted the ball from his end zone into a gale of wind which blew the ball right back into his arms. The Tigers then threw him for a safety.[4]
1926
Rauber received All-Southern selections in 1926; receiving the third most votes of any player just behind Hoyt Winslett and Bill Spears.[5] He received a third-team All-American vote from the Associated Press.
Navy
Later years
Rauber died in Guam of a heart attack after having fallen off a boat.[2]
