On this day a century ago in January 1919, Curtis Redden passed away in Germany. A lieutenant colonel in 149th Field Artillery, Redden developed pneumonia in the waning days of WWI and never recovered. He received a full-on, badass military memorial service in Germany.
Readers of this site might recognize the name. Redden was a standout end on Fielding Yost’s mighty point-a-minute squads from 1901 to 1903, and was captain during his senior season.
He’s also part of a cool piece of Big Ten lore.