Date of birth | January 16, 1891 |
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Place of birth | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Date of death | October 8, 1966 | (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 |
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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).