- William Henry Dietz
NFL PlayerCoach
Name=Lone Star Dietz
Caption=Dietz, as a member of the Carlisle football team between 1909 and 1912.
ImageWidth=100
DateOfBirth=1884
Birthplace=Rice Lake, WI
DateOfDeath=1964
Position=Head Coach
College=Carlisle
Stats=y
DatabaseFootballCoach=DIETZLON01
Record=11-11-2
coach=yes
coachingyears=1933-34
coachingteams=Boston RedskinsWilliam Henry "Lone Star" Dietz (1884-1964) was the
head coach of the Boston Redskins (nowWashington Redskins ) of theNational Football League .George Preston Marshall , owner and founder of the franchise, sought to rename the Boston Braves after leaving the stadium they shared with the baseball team of the same name. He chose the name Redskins in honor of Dietz, who claimed to be partSioux . Dietz also coached at Washington State College, including its onlyRose Bowl Game win in 1916,Purdue University , and theUniversity of Wyoming , among other schools. Dietz played at theCarlisle Indian Industrial School ofCarlisle, PA , a teammate ofJim Thorpe , under famed coach Pop Warner.Dietz's Indian heritage was first contested in 1918 by a draft agent for the U.S. Armed Forces during
World War I when Dietz registered himself as a "Non-Citizen Indian," as the U.S. Government had not yet acknowledged Native Americans as U.S. citizens at that time.Further reading
*" [http://Tuxedo-Press.com Keep A-goin': the life of Lone Star Dietz] " (2006) ISBN 0-9774486-1-4, hardback; ISBN 0-9774486-0-6, softcover (2006)
*" [http://Tuxedo-Press.com Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs] " (2008) ISBN 978-0-9774486-7-8 softcover devotes a chapter to Lone Star DietzExternal links
* [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/news/dietz.htm Biography at PA Sports Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.lonestardietz.com/ Tribute site]
* [http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1090337978 Reclaiming James One Star (Information on Dietz's heritage.)]
* [http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/sep/27/lone_stars_legend/?sports Associated Press article on Dietz]
* [http://www.YouTube.com/TomBenjey Video on Lone Star Dietz biography]
* [http://Tuxedo-Press.com Publisher of Lone Star Dietz biographies]
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