Walter Wooten "Bull" Council (April 25, 1882 – November 13, 1943) was a college football player and physician.
Walter Council | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1882 |
| Died | November 13, 1943 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | physician |
| College football career | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
| Position | Tackle/Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Medicine |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (1900–1901) Virginia (1902–1904) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editWalter Council was born on April 25, 1882, in Council, North Carolina, which was named for his father, John Pickett Council.[1] His mother was Johnanna Wooten Council. (Her first name, seen in various spellings, is listed as spelled in family records; it derives in part as a tribute to her father, John Wooten, who was thrown from a horse and killed before Johnanna's birth.)
University of North Carolina
editCouncil was a prominent center for the North Carolina Tar Heels football teams of the University of North Carolina from 1900 to 1901.[2]
University of Virginia
edit1902
editJohn de Saulles brought him to the Virginia Cavaliers football team of 1902,[3] where he played tackle, one of the best in the school's history.[4] Council was selected All-Southern in 1902.[5] He played opposite Branch Johnson on the line.
Physician
editHe came to Alaska as a youth of 24 in 1905, less than a year after he was graduated with honors from the University of Virginia's medical school, and with a degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North Carolina.[6] At the time of his death he was the Dean of Alaska surgeons, Commissioner of Health for the Territory.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dr. Council of Alaska Health Agency Dead". Seattle Daily Times. November 16, 1943. p. 23.
- ^ "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Varsity Footballists". Richmond Dispatch. October 5, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 748.
- ^ "All Southern Team". The Times. December 27, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Doctor Walter Wooten Council". Southern Medicine and Surgery. 105: 548. 1943. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via archive.org.
