Walter Council
American football player and physician (1882–1943)
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Walter Wooten "Bull" Council (April 25, 1882 – November 13, 1943) was a college football player and physician.
Walter Council | |
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| Born | April 25, 1882 Council, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1943 (aged 61) Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Occupation | physician |
| Football career | |
| Profile | |
| Position | Tackle/Center |
| Personal information | |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina (1900–1901) Virginia (1902–1904) |
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Early life
Walter Council was born on April 25, 1882, in Council, North Carolina, which was named for his father, John Pickett Council.[1] His mother was Johnanna Wooten Council. (Her first name, seen in various spellings, is listed as spelled in family records; it derives in part as a tribute to her father, John Wooten, who was thrown from a horse and killed before Johnanna's birth.)
University of North Carolina
Council was a prominent center for the North Carolina Tar Heels football teams of the University of North Carolina from 1900 to 1901.[2]
University of Virginia
1902
John de Saulles brought him to the Virginia Cavaliers football team of 1902,[3] where he played tackle, one of the best in the school's history.[4] Council was selected All-Southern in 1902.[5] He played opposite Branch Johnson on the line.
Physician
He came to Alaska as a youth of 24 in 1905, less than a year after he was graduated with honors from the University of Virginia's medical school, and with a degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North Carolina.[6] At the time of his death he was the Dean of Alaska surgeons, Commissioner of Health for the Territory.
