Chester Orr

Chester "Chet" Andrew Orr (December 6, 1882 – October 10, 1950) was an American football player and industrialist.

Chester Orr
Born:(1882-12-06)December 6, 1882
Syracuse, New York
Died:October 10, 1950(1950-10-10) (aged 67)
Canton, Ohio
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
CollegeCase School of Applied Science

Early life

Chester Orr was born in Syracuse, New York on December 6, 1882. He graduated high school in Willoughby, Ohio in 1901.[1] For college, he attended Case School of Applied Science, known today as Case Western Reserve University, graduating in 1905. He was a founding member of the Ohio Epsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Psi.[2]

Football career
Orr sitting in the middle with the white variety sweater, holding the football marking the 1904 Case football team as league and state champions.

Orr played on and captained several Case Tech football teams, who were considered the best college football teams in the state of Ohio. He played quarterback, punter, kicker, punt returner, and kick returner on teams who defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes twice, and who won the Ohio Athletic Conference in its first three seasons of existence –1902, 1903, and 1904. Case Tech went undefeated against rival Western Reserve all three seasons.[3]

Later life

Orr worked for numerous companies until joining the Union Metal Manufacturing Company of Canton, Ohio in 1925. He held various positions such as a director for the Canton Museum of Art, director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, and trustee of Aultman Hospital. [4]

Chester Orr ended his career as president and chairman of the board of Union Metal Manufacturing Company Orr, passing away on October 10, 1950 of a cerebral hemorrhage. [5] Orr is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton, Ohio.

References
  1. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (1914) Mining and Metallurgy, Issues 85-90 Page 30, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
  2. Keehn, Roy Dee (Ed.) (1910) "Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity: February 1, 1910" Page 138
  3. "Chester Orr". Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. WIlliams, C.F. (Ed.) (Nov 1950). The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, Vol. 17 No. 1-4 (PDF). p. 88.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Chester Orr Dies (Obituary)". New York Times. NewYorkTimes.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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