Andy Hastings
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Charles Elliott "Andy" Hastings (born January 24, 1893, date of death unknown), also known as "Sandy Hastings" in professional football records, was an American football
player. He was an All-American back for the Pitt Panthers 1916 national championship football team and remains one of Pitt's all-time leading scorers with 255 points.
, Hastings began his football career at The Kiski Prep School
in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
. He next enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh
where he played at the halfback position from 1914–1916 and 1919. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1915 and a first-team All-American in 1916. He played for coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner
and was a member of Pitt's 1916 national championship team that outscored opponents 255-25 while compiling a perfect 8-0 record. Walter Camp
called the 1916 team the greatest team of its time. Hastings scored 255 points for Pitt and still ranks third on Pitt’s all-time scoring list. He led Pitt in rushing in 1914 and 1915, and also led the team in passing and interceptions in 1916. He finished with 1,527 career rushing yards. He was also elected as the president of Pitt’s University Glee Club in 1920.
In August 1920, the National Football League
, known in its first two seasons as the American Professional Football Association, was formed in Canton, Ohio
. Hastings signed on to play for the Cleveland Tigers. In the 1920 NFL season
, the inaugural season of the league, records indicate that Hastings played in at least three games for the Tigers.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He was an All-American back for the Pitt Panthers 1916 national championship football team and remains one of Pitt's all-time leading scorers with 255 points.
Biography
A native of Brookville, PennsylvaniaBrookville, Pennsylvania
Brookville is a borough in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. 2,472 people lived in Brookville in 1900, and 3,003 people lived there in 1910. The population was 4,230 at the 2000 census...
, Hastings began his football career at The Kiski Prep School
The Kiski School
The Kiski School is a private, all-male boarding school located in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. It is the oldest remaining non-military all-male boarding school in the United States....
in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Saltsburg is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census. The town was based on the construction of salt wells and the canals and railroad tracks that passed through it.-Geography:...
. He next enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
where he played at the halfback position from 1914–1916 and 1919. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1915 and a first-team All-American in 1916. He played for coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
and was a member of Pitt's 1916 national championship team that outscored opponents 255-25 while compiling a perfect 8-0 record. Walter Camp
Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
called the 1916 team the greatest team of its time. Hastings scored 255 points for Pitt and still ranks third on Pitt’s all-time scoring list. He led Pitt in rushing in 1914 and 1915, and also led the team in passing and interceptions in 1916. He finished with 1,527 career rushing yards. He was also elected as the president of Pitt’s University Glee Club in 1920.
In August 1920, the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, known in its first two seasons as the American Professional Football Association, was formed in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Hastings signed on to play for the Cleveland Tigers. In the 1920 NFL season
1920 NFL season
The 1920 APFA season was the inaugural regular season of the National Football League which was called the American Professional Football Association in 1920 and 1921...
, the inaugural season of the league, records indicate that Hastings played in at least three games for the Tigers.