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American football and basketball player (1910?1972)
Estel S. "Zit" Tessmer
(February 25, 1910 ? June 5, 1972) was an
American football
and
basketball
player. A native of
Ann Arbor, Michigan
, Tessmer attended the
University of Michigan
where he played for the football and basketball teams. He played as a
quarterback
for the
Michigan Wolverines football
teams from 1929 to 1931 and 1933.
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He won the Chicago Alumni Trophy as a freshman in football.
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He started three games at the quarterback position in 1930 and three more in 1931, but his playing time at quarterback was limited because the 1930 and 1931 Wolverines included
College Football Hall of Fame
quarterback
Harry Newman
. After losing the starting quarterback job to Newman, Tessmer also played some games at the
right halfback
position.
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Tessmer also played three years as a guard for the
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
team from 1931 to 1934.
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He later became a teacher and basketball coach at
Bay City Central High School
.
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He also threw two no-hit games as a baseball pitcher in intramural sports while attending Michigan.
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He was basketball coach at Bay City through 1953 and remained athletic director at the school thereafter.
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Tessmer died in 1972 at age 61. He was a resident of
Bay City, Michigan
at the time of his death.
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