Jose Martinez-Zorilla
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| Position | End |
| Class | 32 |
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| Date of birth | c. 1912 |
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Date of death | after 1989 |
| Place of death | Mexico City |
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José Martínez-Zorilla (c. 1911 - after 1942) was a Mexican player of American football. A native of Mexico, Martinez-Zorilla was one of three brothers to attend Cornell University and play for the Cornell Big Red football team from 1930 to 1932.[1][2] He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team end on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.[3] He was also invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game after the 1932 season.[4] 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.[2] He also played polo for Mexico's international team and competed in fencing for both Cornell and in the Olympics for Mexico. In 1942, he trained as a flying cadet in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Martinez-Zorilla Returns to U.S. As Flying Cadet". The Cornell Daily Sun. December 18, 1942.
- 1 2 "Jose Martinez-Zorilla '33 Named Coach in Mexico City". The Cornell Daily Sun. March 8, 1933.
- ↑ "Four Midwest Stars Voted Places on 1932 All-American Football Team". Evening Independent. Masillon, Ohio. 1932-12-03.
- ↑ "Bart Viviano Will Accompany Martinez-Zorilla to East-West Football Game in San Francisco". The Cornell Daily Sun. December 10, 1932.