Seraphim Fred "Dynamite" Post (August 1, 1904 – August 13, 1975) was an American

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who played at

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. He was a consensus

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Early life

Seraphim Fred Post was born on August 1, 1904. He was a consensus

. Stanford guard Don Robesky was also a consensus All-American in 1928. Post's Stanford profile states that "Seraphim “Dynamite” Post teamed with Don Robesky to form college football’s most dominating pair of offensive guards." Post was a member of Stanford's 1927 Rose Bowl team. He also earned

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first-team All-PCC honors in both 1927 and 1928. He was later inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.

Later life

Post was an administrator at Stanford until retiring in 1969. He lived in

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. He died on August 13, 1975, at Stanford Medical Center following a surgery.

References

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