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A Column for Curtis Redden

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.

Captain Curtis Redden - U-M Bentley Historical Library
Captain Curtis Redden – U-M Bentley Historical Library

He’s also part of a cool piece of Big Ten lore.