Adrian Harold "Sparky" Maurer (April 7, 1901 – May 4, 1943) was an

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player.

Oglethorpe University

He played

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as a

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for the

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team of

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. He was inducted into the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1962.

1923

Maurer was selected second-team All-Southern by Julian Leggett of the ''Macon News,'' and first team All-

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(SIAA) by various writers including

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1924

He was

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of the

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team which won the SIAA championship.

1925

The 1925 team was again SIAA champion.

Newark Bears

He played professionally with the

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. The Bears are remembered for the team's financially weak ownership group, which led to the folding of the team mid-season.David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen and Rick Korch, ''The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present'', St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (1994). The team played only five games before folding in October.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maurer, Adrian 1901 births 1943 deaths American football running backs Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football players Newark Bears (AFL) players Players of American football from Canton, Ohio