Tom BenjeyA statement by the presenter at a talk about the Carlisle Indian School near the end of the last century set Dr. Tom Benjey in motion. When she said that Lone Star Dietz led Washington State to an undefeated season and victory in the first Rose Bowl n 1916, the indignant Michigan alumna sitting next to him said, "Oh no! Michigan won the first Rose Bowl in 1902 over Stanford." When they returned home, Benjey did a little research and found Dietz to be a fascinating character about whom no biography had been written. He was hooked. A couple of decades and several articles and a few books later, he felt confident enough to write a complete and accurate history of the Carlisle football team. Read More Read Less
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