Chal Daniels – 1943

06/13/202307/16/2024

Chal Daniels

Chal Newton Daniel, Jr. (August 31, 1921 – February 13, 1943) was an American football player. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns football team and was selected by the International News Service, the Sporting News, and the Central Press Association as a first-team guard on the 1941 College Football All-America Team.[1][2] He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and was killed in the crash of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant trainer aircraft airplane eight miles north of New Braunfels, Texas.

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Morris Williams – 1953
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Red Goodwin – 1941
ByBilly Dale 06/13/202307/16/2024

Red Goodwin in 1941 enlisted in the Air Force and was killed over Germany.

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Bahmar Greer – 1917
ByBilly Dale 06/14/202307/16/2024

Bahman Greer 1917 died of illness while serving as a lieutenant in the Navy.

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Bothwell Bierce Kane (1893-1918)
ByBilly Dale 06/12/202307/16/2024

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