Germany Schulz
American football player (1883–1951)
Adolph George "Germany" Schulz was an All-American American football center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1904 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1908. While playing at Michigan, Schulz is credited with having invented the spiral snap and with developing the practice of standing behind the defensive line. As the first lineman to play in back of the line on defense, he is credited as football's first linebacker.
“Germany Schulz” enters the record as american football player (1883–1951). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Germany, Schulz and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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