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E.A. "Jake" Stahl

Jake Stahl
Date of birth (1891-01-16)January 16, 1891
Place of birth Scranton, Pennsylvania
Date of death October 8, 1966(1966-10-08) (aged 75)
Place of death Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s) Guard/Tackle
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
College Pittsburgh
High school Greensburg-Salem (PA)
Bellefonte Academy (PA)
Career history
As coach
1920–1921 Duquesne
As player
1920–1921 Cleveland Tigers
1921 Dayton Triangles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Edward Adam "Jake" Stahl (January 16, 1891 – October 8, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played guard and tackle positions for the Pittsburgh Panthers football teams from 1915 to 1918. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1918. He also played professional football from 1920 to 1921.

Stahl was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He played high school football in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and at Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Stahl enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he played four years of football under coach ”Pop” Warner. Stahl was a member of the Pitt Panthers teams from 1915–1918. During Stahl’s time at Pitt, the Panthers were undefeated and ran up a 33-game winning streak before losing to Syracuse by a score of 24–3 in 1919.

Pitt's undefeated 1917 team was known as "The Fighting Dentists" because on occasion every position was filled by dental students. The dental students on the 1917 team included Stahl,Katy Easterday,Skip Gougler,"Tank" McLaren, and Jock Sutherland.

In 1918, Stahl was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp and Robert "Tiny" Maxwell.

After graduating from Pitt, Stahl played professional football for the Cleveland Tigers (1920–1921) and the Dayton Triangles (1921).


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