Bill Supplee
![]() Supplee of the Maryland athletic board in 1942 | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born: | c. 1903 Washington, D.C. |
Died: | July 1966 Laurel, Maryland |
Career information | |
College: | Maryland (1923–1926) |
Position: | End, back |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
William C. "Zuke" Supplee (December 21, 1903 – July 1966)[1] was an American educator and college athlete. He attended the University of Maryland where he played college football and basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, and competed in track & field. In 1923, he received second-team All-America football honors, which made him the first Maryland player honored as such.
Early life and college
Supplee was born in Washington, D.C.[2] In 1922, he enrolled at the University of Maryland. During his initial year, he competed on the freshman track and football teams. Supplee earned varsity football letters each of the next three seasons.[2] In 1923, Supplee was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, which made him the first Maryland football player to receive All-America honors.[3][4] His performances during the team's win against Penn and its narrow loss to period powerhouse, Yale, have been cited as the main reasons for his selection.[5] He also received an All-America honorable mention from Walter Camp.[6] In 1924, he was selected to the All-South Atlantic and the All-Maryland football teams, the latter of which was composed of the state's best players. Walter Camp again named Supplee an honorable mention All-American.[7] In his final season in 1925, he served as the football team's captain.[2]
Despite all of his athletic endeavors, Supplee excelled in his academic studies. One of his professors said of him, "To those who slander the American athlete as being a poor student and inferior intellect, I should like to point out Supplee as Maryland's refutation."[2] Supplee graduated in 1926 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.[2]
Later life
He later earned a doctorate and served on the university's faculty as a chemistry professor in the 1940s and 1950s.[8][9][10][11] He also served on the university's athletic board.[9]
Supplee and his wife, Grace, had two daughters. He drowned in 1966 at Rocky Gorge Reservoir in Laurel, Maryland at the age of 63.[12] His wife, Grace died in 2000. In 1982, Supplee was posthumously inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame.[13][14]
References
- ^ WILLIAM SUPPLEE (1903-1966), Social Security Death Index
- ^ a b c d e Reveille, Class of 1926, University of Maryland yearbook.
- ^ "ACC All-Americans", 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Media Guide, 2007, retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ All-Time Honors Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, University of Maryland and CBS Sports, retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, p. 26, Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, ISBN 1-58261-688-4.
- ^ WALTER CAMP PICKS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS; Yale and Cornell Each Receive Two Places on the First Eleven. 26 UNIVERSITIES INCLUDED Twenty-three Eastern Players, Eight Western and Two Southern Named in Collier's, The New York Times, December 18, 1923.
- ^ Reveille, Class of 1925, University of Maryland.
- ^ Reveille, Class of 1931, University of Maryland yearbook.
- ^ a b Terrapin, Class of 1948, University of Maryland yearbook.
- ^ Terrapin, Class of 1941, University of Maryland yearbook.
- ^ Terrapin, Class of 1950, University of Maryland yearbook.
- ^ DR. SUPPLEE 63, DROWNS; Former Researcher At U.M. Was Outstanding Athlete Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Baltimore Sun, July 27, 1966.
- ^ Appendix H: University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame 1982-1998 Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, The M Club, retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ Maryland Athletics Walk of Fame and History Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, "Traditions", University of Maryland Terrapins Athletics official website, retrieved 23 December 2008.
- v
- t
- e
- William W. Skinner (1892)
- Howard Strickler (1893)
- George Harris (1894)
- No team (1895)
- Frank Kenly (1896–1898)
- Earl Sappington (1899)
- DuVal Dickey (1900)
- Tom Bryan (1901)
- Joshua Matthews (1902)
- Edmund Mayo (1903)
- J. V. Gill (1904)
- Harold Caul (1905)
- Curley Byrd (1906–1907)
- Jack Crapster (1908)
- Burton Shipley (1909–1912)
- Mike Knode (1913–1915)
- Jamie Smith (1916)
- Ray Knode (1916–1919)
- Johnny Groves (1920–1923)
- Bill Supplee (1924)
- Kirkland Besley (1924)
- Edward Tenney (1925)
- Gordon Kessler (1926–1928)
- William W. Evans (1929–1930)
- Al Woods (1930–1932)
- George V. Chalmers (1931)
- Ray Poppelman (1930–1932)
- Dick Nelson (1933)
- Norwood Sothoron (1934)
- Jack Stonebraker (1935)
- Coleman Headley (1935)
- Charlie Weidinger (1936–1938)
- Mearle DuVall (1939–1940)
- Tommy Mont (1941–1942)
- Joe Makar (1943)
- Sal Fastuca (1944)
- Vic Turyn (1945–1948)
- Stan Lavine (1949)
- Jack Scarbath (1950–1952)
- Bob DeStefano (1950)
- Bernie Faloney (1953)
- Charlie Boxold (1953–1954)
- Frank Tamburello (1955)
- John Fritsch (1956)
- Bob Rusevlyan (1957–1958)
- Dale Betty (1959–1960)
- Dick Novak (1959–1961)
- Dick Shiner (1961–1963)
- Ken Ambrusko (1964)
- Phil Petry (1964–1965)
- Alan Pastrana (1966–1968)
- Chuck Drimal (1967)
- Jim Sniscak (1967)
- Dennis O'Hara (1969)
- Jeff Shugars (1969–1970)
- Al Neville (1971–1973)
- Bob Avellini (1972–1974)
- Mark Manges (1975–1977)
- Larry Dick (1975–1977)
- Tim O'Hare (1978)
- Bob Milkovich (1979)
- Mike Tice (1979–1980)
- Brent Dewitz (1981)
- Boomer Esiason (1981–1983)
- Stan Gelbaugh (1984–1985)
- Frank Reich (1984)
- Dan Henning (1986–1987)
- Neil O'Donnell (1988–1989)
- Scott Zolak (1990)
- Jim Sandwisch (1991)
- John Kaleo (1991–1992)
- Scott Milanovich (1993–1995)
- Kevin Foley (1993–1994)
- Brian Cummings (1995–1997)
- Ken Mastrole (1996–1998)
- Randall Jones (1998)
- Latrez Harrison (1999)
- Calvin McCall (1999–2000)
- Shaun Hill (2000–2001)
- Scott McBrien (2002–2003)
- Joel Statham (2004–2005)
- Sam Hollenbach (2004–2006)
- Jordan Steffy (2007–2008)
- Chris Turner (2007–2009)
- Jamarr Robinson (2009–2010)
- Danny O'Brien (2010–2011)
- C. J. Brown (2011, 2013–2014)
- Perry Hills (2012, 2015–2016)
- Caleb Rowe (2012–2013, 2015)
- Shawn Petty (2012)
- Tyrrell Pigrome (2016–2019)
- Max Bortenschlager (2016–2017)
- Kasim Hill (2017–2018)
- Ryan Brand (2017)
- Josh Jackson (2019)
- Taulia Tagovailoa (2020–2023)
- Lance LeGendre (2020)
- Billy Edwards Jr. (2022–2024)