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Art Wheeler

Princeton Tigers
Position	Guard
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	May 12, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:	December 20, 1917(1917-12-20) (aged 45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College	Princeton (1892–1894)
Career highlights and awards
3× Consensus All-American (1892, 1893, 1894)
College Football Hall of Fame (1969)

Arthur Ledlie Wheeler (May 12, 1872 – December 20, 1917) was an American college football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

A severely injured Wheeler was historically photographed along with two other Princeton University students from the aftermath of a snowball fight in 1893.

Personal life and death

Wheeler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1872 to Andrew and Sarah Caroline Wheeler.

Wheeler died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1917, aged 45.

References

1. "Art Wheeler (1969) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
2. "Traditions: Freshman-Sophomore Snowball Fight - Aspire". blogs.princeton.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
3. "Arthur Ledlie Wheeler". geni_family_tree. May 12, 1872. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

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• 1893 Princeton university snowball fight

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