William lone star dietz

Former washington state football coach william lone star dietz has been selected to the college football hall of fame 2012 divisional. Louis globedemocrat sunday supplement from january 1908 shows william lone star dietz, who in 1916 coached washington state university to. Chance for glory wsu press washington state university. Today its rarely heard in pullman, or anywhere else. Lone star dietz record, statistics, and category ranks. Lone star dietzs didnt appear in the nations sports pages. He was the head football coach at washington state university from 1915 to 1917, where he led the cougars to a record.

William henry lone star dietz 18851964 find a grave. The innovation and triumph of the 1916 washington state rose bowl team. A federal grand jury indicted famed football coach william h. Just as the washington football teams contention that its nickname honors native peoples is a lie, new research has proven that claims made regarding dietzs alleged. William lone star dietz, former washington state college football coach turned famous movie actor, was in spokane to stand trial on a shocking charge. Now, william lone star dietz has a biography, keep agoin. Louis globedemocrat sunday supplement from january 1908 shows william lone star dietz, who in 1916 coached washington state university to a rose bowl victory, in full. He served as the head football coach at washington state university, purdue university, louisiana tech university, university of wyoming, haskell institutenow known as haskell indian nations university, and albright college. Macalester, carlisle indian more bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Courtesy purdey family home page national museum of. After dietzs biography came out, i found a lone star family listed on a census of washburn county, wisconsin, the county directly north of barron county, the one in which dietz grew up. He was inducted into the college football hall of fame as. Lone star dietz left a football legacy winter 2002.

William lone star dietz, wearing sioux indian regalia, poses at the haskell institute in lawrence, kansas, in this oct. Marshall found his identity at the haskell indian institute coaching football. Dietz, aka lone star although no student records exist for dietz in the uarts registrars office, it is nevertheless certain that william henry dietz 18841964, also known as lone star, was a student at the pennsylvania museum and school of industrial art pmsia through a program established by francis e. William lone star dietz, a life worth noting 80 years later, if not celebrated and disputed. Imagewidth100 dateofbirth1884 birthplace rice lake, wi. William lone star dietz was born on august 16, 1885 in south dakota, usa.

The historic year culminates with a wsc blanking of brown, 140, in the 1916 rose bowl. He served as the head football coach at washington state university 19151917, purdue university 1921, louisiana tech university 19221923, university of wyoming 19241926, haskell institutenow haskell indian nations university 19291932, and albright college. William henry lone star dietz angel decora dietz contracted pneumonia, and she died in the cooley dickinson hospital buried in unmarked grave on clapp family plot her winnebago indian name hinookmahiwikalinaka means fleecy cloud floating in place. William lone star dietz 2012 hall of fame national football. In june 1919, seven months following the close of world war i, a sensational courtroom drama unfolded in spokane, washington. In the early years of the twentieth century, william h. A great football player, a famous football coach, an acclaimed painter and illustrator, an actor and film enthusiast, an art teacher and a passionate advocate for american indians, dietz was a flamboyant character who liked to wear silk suits, complete with a top hat and cane, or indian regalia. Questions from the hazy background of lone stars early life. Dietz was like a rock star, author tom benjey said during a recent interview in spokane while on a book tour. William henry lone star dietz 18841964, the most colorful coach to grace a sideline, is as controversial 40 years after his death as he was in life. However, it may be that the presence of lone star dietz, who claimed to be a member of the sioux tribe, did affect marshalls thinking.

He served as the head coach for 19 seasons at seven. He transforms the squad into a juggernaut that finishes 70 and holds opponents to a total of 10 points for the season. Rose bowl washington state magazine washington state. Lone stars legend news, sports, jobs lawrence journal. Assault on the redskins and lone star dietz tom benjeys. Was he a native american or a selfpromoting impostor. William dietz 18841964 following the light of lone star by francine m. William lone star dietz 2012 hall of fame national. William henry dietz american football database fandom.

His innovative strategies and knowledge would help a group of undersized players to become giants on the football field, and soon washington state would be a. When i learned of the book, keep a goin the life of lone star dietz by tom benjey, i had to get it and find out about this man called lone star. He served as the head coach for 19 seasons at seven institutions and enjoyed a distinguished career as an assistant coach. Pictured in the center is the late john killiany 46, varsity quarterback. Dietz began passing himself off as william lone star, the son of a halfblood oglala sioux woman named julia one star, a phony autobiography that he carried with him to carlisle and beyond. A look at the career of william henry lone star dietz. William lone star dietz joins wsc to coach football. In that role, dietz attended carlisle, served as its assistant art director, and played football under coach. From 1933 to 1934, dietz was the head coach of the national football leagues boston redskins, where he tallied a mark of 11112. Carlisle indian school alum lone star dietz coached in. A century later, this 2015 book by darin watkins 84 puts the team and wsc sports into the context of the period, when the college was striving to expand.

As challenges against the name of the washington redskins have persisted for more than four decades, the teams ownership and management has held on to a consistent story. Artist, teacher, actor, writer, championship dog breeder and athleteteammate of jim thorpe on the legendary carlisle indian school football teams and protege of glenn s. William henry lone star dietz was an american football player and coach. Great football player, famous football coach, cclaimed artist, actor, art teacher and advocate or native americans, dietz 18841964 was a. He served as the head football coach at washington state university 19151917, purdue university 1921, louisiana tech university 19221923, university of wyoming 19241926, haskell institutenow known as haskell indian nations university 19291932, and albright. The lone stars belonged to the lost tribe of the chippewa known today as. Why did the washington redskins choose the name redskins. Former wsu coach lone star dietz named to college football. Young is the chief operating officer and chief legal officer of lone star, responsible for management and operations of the organization and oversight of the legal and compliance function. William lone star dietz was actually investigated by the fbi and prosecuted by the united states attorney and went to jail for fraudulently attempting to steal the identity of james one star. The trial of william lone star dietz for allegedly falsifying draft information was postponed in federal court in spokane, reported the spokane daily chronicle on april 5, 1919. An excerpt from chance for glory, about the 1915 washington state college football team, coach william lone star dietz, and their improbable run to the 1916 rose bowl.

According to npr, franchise lore suggests the team was named for former coach william lone star dietz in 1933. Football player, coach, artist, and actorwilliam lone star dietz played each of these roles during his long, celebrated career, and in each of these personas he found success. Dietz arrives on campus to take over the reins of a football program that hasnt compiled a winning record in five seasons. Lone star dietz for a second time, after the first charges resulted in a hung jury in. Dietz began passing himself off as william lone star, the son of a halfblood oglala sioux woman named julia one star, a phony. Former washington state football coach lone star dietz arrested. Dietz, a young wisconsin man, assumed a new identity. Former washington state football coach william lone star dietz will be posthumously inducted into the college football hall of fame with the 2012 divisional class. William henry lone star dietz started his new job as head coach of the washington state college football team all dapper in a top hat and gray tailored suit while sporting a cane and. William lone star dietz, who coached washington state to its only rose bowl victory, will be inducted to the college football hall of fame in july.

Star he became a star performer on the gridiron for the carlisle indians, and on the movie lots of hollywood. William lone star dietz selected to college football. Jim thorpe, left, often called the worlds greatest athlete for his olympic decathlon and pentathlon victories, visited william lone star dietz, right, and the lions at albright in 1941. A native american of oglala sioux ancestry, he was a teammate of legendary running back jim thorpe at the carlisle indian industrial school in pennsylvania. Chance for glory chronicles the untold story of the washington state university football team of 1915 when william lone star dietz, a native american, was hired as the new coach. He rechristened himself lone star, after former carlisle indian school student james one star, whose oglala identity he assumed. The defendant, william henry dietz, alias william lone star, stood accused of violating the selective service law on september 12, 1918, when he registered for the draft. William lone star dietz provided a foundation for football success at many universities across the nation. Owner dan snyder has often brought up that the name was apparently chosen to honor washingtons coach in 1933, william lone star dietz, who claimed native american roots but has since been. Washington redskins nickname origins is based on a lie.