Jose Martinez-Zorilla

José Claudio Martínez-Zorilla Schnaider (24 December 1912 – 17 September 1989) was a Mexican player of American football.[3]

José Martínez-Zorrilla
Cornell Big Red
PositionEnd
Class32
Career history
College
Personal information
Born:24 December 1912[1][2]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died:17 September 1989 (aged 76)
Mexico City, Mexico
Career highlights and awards

A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Martínez-Zorilla was one of three brothers to attend Cornell University and play for the Cornell Big Red football team from 1930 to 1932.[4][5] He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team end on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.[6] He was also invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1932 season.[7]

After graduating from Cornell in 1933, he was hired as the head athletic coach of the polytechnical schools for the National Bureau of Education in Mexico City.[5] He also played polo for Mexico's international team and competed in fencing for both Cornell and in the Olympics for Mexico. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[8] In 1942, he trained as a flying cadet in Phoenix, Arizona.[4]

References
  1. Jalisco, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1857-1947
  2. Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964
  3. Iglesias, Jorge (5 May 2001). "Gigante del emparrillado". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. "Martinez-Zorilla Returns to U.S. As Flying Cadet". The Cornell Daily Sun. 18 December 1942.
  5. "Jose Martinez-Zorilla '33 Named Coach in Mexico City". The Cornell Daily Sun. 8 March 1933.
  6. "Four Midwest Stars Voted Places on 1932 All-American Football Team". Evening Independent. Masillon, Ohio. 3 December 1932.
  7. "Bart Viviano Will Accompany Martinez-Zorilla to East-West Football Game in San Francisco". The Cornell Daily Sun. 10 December 1932.
  8. "José Martínez Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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