Walter Runge
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Walter Runge was an All-American
basketball player at Colgate
between 1902 and 1906. He was part of the first group of college basketball players to be honored as such. The Helms Athletic Foundation
, which began in 1936, retroactively named the All-American teams from 1905 to 1935. Between 1905 and 1929, the Helms All-American teams are considered to be consensus selections.
Runge earned 13 total varsity letters at Colgate, including four from his time as the football team's quarterback
. After graduating from Colgate, Runge became a doctor and in 1939 was living in East Orange, New Jersey
. He and his wife had a daughter named Lola. When Dick Harlow left his post as head football coach in 1925, Runge was part of a group of five notable Colgate football alumni tasked with finding a new coach. Runge returned to Colgate again in 1950 for a celebration of the first 50 years of Colgate basketball. In 1959 he was nominated for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame
, but did not receive enough votes. Runge was inducted into the Colgate University Athletics Hall of Honor in 1980.
NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The NCAA Men's Basketball All-American teams are honorary teams made up of those NCAA basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations.-History:...
basketball player at Colgate
Colgate Raiders men's basketball
The Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represents Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Patriot League and play their home games in Cotterell Court.-NCAA Tournament Results:...
between 1902 and 1906. He was part of the first group of college basketball players to be honored as such. The Helms Athletic Foundation
Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms. It put together a panel of experts to select National Champion teams and make All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball...
, which began in 1936, retroactively named the All-American teams from 1905 to 1935. Between 1905 and 1929, the Helms All-American teams are considered to be consensus selections.
Runge earned 13 total varsity letters at Colgate, including four from his time as the football team's quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
. After graduating from Colgate, Runge became a doctor and in 1939 was living in East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
. He and his wife had a daughter named Lola. When Dick Harlow left his post as head football coach in 1925, Runge was part of a group of five notable Colgate football alumni tasked with finding a new coach. Runge returned to Colgate again in 1950 for a celebration of the first 50 years of Colgate basketball. In 1959 he was nominated for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
, but did not receive enough votes. Runge was inducted into the Colgate University Athletics Hall of Honor in 1980.