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Century Allen "Wally" Milstead (January 1, 1901 – June 2, 1963) was an American professional
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player in the
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(NFL) and
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(AFL). He played
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at
Wabash College Wabash College is a private liberal arts men's college located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Founded in 1832, by a group of Dartmouth College graduates and Midwestern leaders, the institution was originally named "The Wabash Teachers Seminary an ...
and at
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
, where his play earned him
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recognition. On his way from Wabash to Yale in early 1922, he attended
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where he was the heavyweight starter for the Orangemen wrestling team. Milstead went on to play with the professional Philadelphia Quakers of the AFL and the
New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
of the NFL. He got his name for being born on the first day of the twentieth century, January 1, 1901. Milstead was inducted into the
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in 1977. He also spent time as a
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.


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