Paul Tangora
Encyclopedia
Paul Tangora was an American football
player for the Northwestern Wildcats
from 1933 to 1935. In 1935, the Associated Press
named him as a first team All-American for the guard
position. Tangora was raised in Washington, D.C.
.
where he was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard
position by the Associated Press
in 1935. After Northwestern defeated Notre Dame in 1935 (the first victory for Northwestern over Notre Dame in 34 years), the Associated Press labeled Tangora the "Wildcat Hero." The wire service reported that "it was Tangora, a square-chinned six-footer, who turned the tide" in the Notre Dame game. Aside from stopping the Notre Dame offense from his spot in the middle of the line, Tangora recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter that set up Northwestern's winning touchdown.
." Tangora told the Associated Press, "I had no more idea than, the man in the moon what I wanted to do when I came to Northwestern. Finally I discovered I could draw and for awhile decided to make that my life work Then about a year ago I got interested in the department of justice and I knew then that I had found myself." In 1955, Tangora was employed as the Safety Commissioner in Champaign, Illinois
. He gained notoriety in 1955 for padlocking a transient hotel that he characterized as a "flop house" in which men were living in filth. Tangora vowed that "we'll have no skid row in Champaign."
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 for the Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
from 1933 to 1935. In 1935, the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
named him as a first team All-American for the guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
position. Tangora was raised in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
.
Playing career
He enrolled at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
where he was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
position by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
in 1935. After Northwestern defeated Notre Dame in 1935 (the first victory for Northwestern over Notre Dame in 34 years), the Associated Press labeled Tangora the "Wildcat Hero." The wire service reported that "it was Tangora, a square-chinned six-footer, who turned the tide" in the Notre Dame game. Aside from stopping the Notre Dame offense from his spot in the middle of the line, Tangora recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter that set up Northwestern's winning touchdown.
Personal life
Tangora gained extensive press coverage in December 1935 when he announced his intention to change his major from art to criminology. After a tour of the FBI's laboratory in Washington, D.C., the All-American announced that he was determined to become a "G-ManG-Man (slang)
G-Man is a slang term for Special agents of the United States Government. It is specifically used as a term for a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent....
." Tangora told the Associated Press, "I had no more idea than, the man in the moon what I wanted to do when I came to Northwestern. Finally I discovered I could draw and for awhile decided to make that my life work Then about a year ago I got interested in the department of justice and I knew then that I had found myself." In 1955, Tangora was employed as the Safety Commissioner in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
. He gained notoriety in 1955 for padlocking a transient hotel that he characterized as a "flop house" in which men were living in filth. Tangora vowed that "we'll have no skid row in Champaign."