Arthur Redner
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Arthur E. Redner was an American football
player and coach. He played halfback
for the University of Michigan
in 1900 and 1901 and was the last surviving member of Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1901 "Point-a-Minute" football team
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in November 1879. His father, August Redner, emigrated from Germany in 1872 and worked as a barber. Redner also had a younger sister, Agnes. In approximately 1885, the family moved to Bessemer
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His father operated a barber shop in Bessemer. Redner attended both A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan
. He played football at both schools.
in 1900 and played at the halfback position for the Michigan football teams of 1900 and 1901. On November 17, 1900, he scored Michigan's only touchdown in a 7–0 win over Notre Dame
. In 1901, he played for Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" team
that won a national championship and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 550 to 0. At the end of the 1901 season the Michigan Daily-News wrote: "He is very quick and good at bucking or skirting the end. He is faithful in his work and deserves his place among the 'M' men."
) in Houghton, Michigan
. After graduating from Michigan Tech in 1904, Redner spent two years in the west. He returned to the Upper Peninsula in 1908, taking an engineering position with the Oliver Iron Mining Co. in Ironwood, Michigan. Redner later became a football coach and mine superintendent in the Gogebic Range
. He was the mine superintendent for the Corrigan-McKinley Steel Co. in Bessemer.
In a draft registration card at the time of World War I
, Redner indicated that he was living in Anvil, Michigan, and working for the Newport Mining Co.
In 1910, Redner began coaching the Ironwood High School football team. In 1921, he was coach of the Bessemer city football team.
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In 1954, he was selected as one of the 20 charter members of the Gogebic Range Hall of Fame as published in the Ironwood Daily Globe. In 1968, the couple moved to Northbrook, Illinois
, to be near their daughter Ellen Probst. Redner's wife died in 1971. In November 1973, Redner died at age 93 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois
. He was the last surviving member of the 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team. Redner was survived by a son, R. David Redner, and a daughter, Ellen Probst. His son, Arthur Redner, Jr., died in 1926.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He played halfback
Halfback (American football)
A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...
for the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1900 and 1901 and was the last surviving member of Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1901 "Point-a-Minute" football team
1901 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1901 college football season. In their first year under new head coach Fielding H. Yost, Michigan finished the season undefeated with an 11–0 record, outscored their opponents by the unprecedented total of 550...
.
Early years
Redner was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
in November 1879. His father, August Redner, emigrated from Germany in 1872 and worked as a barber. Redner also had a younger sister, Agnes. In approximately 1885, the family moved to Bessemer
Bessemer, Michigan
Bessemer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,914. It is the county seat of Gogebic County....
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His father operated a barber shop in Bessemer. Redner attended both A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan
Ironwood, Michigan
Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan, about south of Lake Superior. The population was 6,293 at the 2000 census. The city is on US 2 and is situated opposite the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line...
. He played football at both schools.
University of Michigan
Redner enrolled at the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1900 and played at the halfback position for the Michigan football teams of 1900 and 1901. On November 17, 1900, he scored Michigan's only touchdown in a 7–0 win over Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
. In 1901, he played for Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" team
1901 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1901 college football season. In their first year under new head coach Fielding H. Yost, Michigan finished the season undefeated with an 11–0 record, outscored their opponents by the unprecedented total of 550...
that won a national championship and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 550 to 0. At the end of the 1901 season the Michigan Daily-News wrote: "He is very quick and good at bucking or skirting the end. He is faithful in his work and deserves his place among the 'M' men."
Mining and coaching career
In 1902, Redner transferred to the Michigan College of Mines and Technology (later known as Michigan Technological UniversityMichigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake...
) in Houghton, Michigan
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County...
. After graduating from Michigan Tech in 1904, Redner spent two years in the west. He returned to the Upper Peninsula in 1908, taking an engineering position with the Oliver Iron Mining Co. in Ironwood, Michigan. Redner later became a football coach and mine superintendent in the Gogebic Range
Gogebic Range
The Gogebic Range extends from Lake Gogebic to the Wisconsin border in the east. It is located at the far western tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the south shore of Lake Superior. It refers both to the range of mountains that runs along the route and to the surrounding communities that...
. He was the mine superintendent for the Corrigan-McKinley Steel Co. in Bessemer.
In a draft registration card at the time of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Redner indicated that he was living in Anvil, Michigan, and working for the Newport Mining Co.
In 1910, Redner began coaching the Ironwood High School football team. In 1921, he was coach of the Bessemer city football team.
Later years
Redner married the former Belle Olson in 1911. The couple lived in Bessemer until 1934, when Redner retired. They moved to Detroit, where Redner served on the board of directors of Grand View Hospital. During World War II, Redner returned to the workforce as an engineer for the Vickers Corp. in Detroit. He retired again in 1955 and moved with his wife to Calumet, MichiganCalumet, Michigan
Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
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In 1954, he was selected as one of the 20 charter members of the Gogebic Range Hall of Fame as published in the Ironwood Daily Globe. In 1968, the couple moved to Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....
, to be near their daughter Ellen Probst. Redner's wife died in 1971. In November 1973, Redner died at age 93 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois
Park Ridge, Illinois
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
. He was the last surviving member of the 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team. Redner was survived by a son, R. David Redner, and a daughter, Ellen Probst. His son, Arthur Redner, Jr., died in 1926.