Century Milstead

Century Milstead
Born:	January 1, 1901; Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	June 2, 1963 (aged 62); Pleasantville, New York, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
College	Yale
Career history
As player
1925	New York Giants
1926	Philadelphia Quakers
1927–1928	New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1927); AFL champion (1926); Consensus All-American (1923);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;
	College Football Hall of Fame;

Century Allen "Wally" Milstead (January 1, 1901 – June 2, 1963) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Wabash College and at Yale University, where his play earned him All-American recognition. On his way from Wabash to Yale in early 1922, he attended Syracuse University where he was the heavyweight starter for the Orangemen wrestling team.^[1] Milstead went on to play with the professional Philadelphia Quakers of the AFL and the New York Giants of the NFL. He got his name for being born on the first day of the twentieth century, January 1, 1901. Milstead was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

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He also spent time as a professional wrestler.^[2]

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