Leonard Hilty

Leonard Franklin Hilty (September 5, 1896 – January 9, 1978) was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh and was a consensus selection at the tackle position on the 1918 College Football All-America Team.

Leonard Hilty
Hilty from The Owl (1918)
Pittsburgh Panthers
PositionTackle
Career history
CollegePitt (1918)
High schoolPeabody
Personal information
Born:(1896-09-05)September 5, 1896
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died:January 9, 1978(1978-01-09) (aged 81)
Brenham, Texas
Career highlights and awards

Hilty was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Peabody High School. He enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[1] He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team and was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1918.[2]

After graduating from Pitt, Hilty moved to Houston, Texas, by 1920. He lived there with his wife, a Texas native, and their two children. He was employed for many years as a salesman for a paper company, L.S. Bosworth Co.[3][4][5] Hilty died in 1978 at Brenham, Texas, at age 81.[6]

References
  1. The Owl (University of Pittsburgh yearbook), 1918, p. 129.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. 1930 U.S. Census entry for Leonard Hilty, age 33, born in Penn., and family. Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2348; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0087; Image: 312.0; FHL microfilm: 2342082. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  4. 1940 U.S. Census entry for Leonard Hilty, age 44, born in Penn., and family. Census Place: West University Place, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4052; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 101-3J. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  5. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Leonard Franklin Hilty, born September 5, 1896, at Pittsburgh, PA.
  6. Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Leonard Franklin Hilty, born 5 Sep 1896 in Pennsylvania, died 9 Jan 1978, at Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA.


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