Pete Mauthe Penn State Hall of Fame...
"Pete Mauthe Penn State Hall of Fame Full Back"
July 8, 1890 - Turkey City, Pennsylvania - Pete Mauthe the Penn State fullback of the era of 1909 to 1912 arrived into the world. He was a four season letterman on the gridiron for the Nittany Lions according to the FootballFoundation.org website. During the time when Pete graced the sidelines of Penn State the team had a spectacular record of 26-2-4. In 1911, the Nittany Lions went 8-0-1. Mauthe was the team's punter and placekicker, and he beat Pittsburgh 3-0 with a 35-yard field goal. The following season of 1912 Mauthe was the team captain and his Penn State squad won all eight of its contests. Mauthe scored 119 of the team's 285 points and even connected on a 51-yard field goal against Pittsburgh.
Pete Mauthe was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957 after the National Football Foundation tabulated its votes. After college, in 1913, he was the head coach at Gettysburg College with a 3-6-1 record.
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- DOB: July 08
- EVENTDAY: July 08
- FOOTBALL NAME: Mauthe Pete, Pete Mauthe
- FOOTBALL POSITION: Fullback
- FOOTBALL TEAM: Penn State Nittany Lions
- NCAAF JERSEY: Number B4
- SPORTS: College Football Hall of Fame