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Stirling Peart

Stirling Peart

American rugby union player (b. 1890)


Stirling Benjamin Peart (December 24, 1890 – November 26, 1963) was an American rugby union player who played wing for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913.[1]

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Biography

Peart was born on December 24, 1890, in California, the son of Benjamin Franklin Peart and Sophia Elizabeth Peart (born Fiske).[2] Peart went to school at Woodland High School[3] and later attended the University of California, graduating in 1915 with a degree in Agriculture.[2] In 1910, Peart coached rugby at Woodland High School.[4][5] While at the University of California, Peart sang in the glee club, played for the school's rugby team,[2] and became a member of the Beta Xi chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.[6] During his time playing for the California rugby team, Peart was named captain, beginning in the 1913 season.[7]

On November 16, 1912, Peart played for the United States at wing in its first capped match—a 12–8 loss to Australia.[8] On November 15, 1913, Peart also played for the United States at wing in its first test match against New Zealand.[9] Peart scored the only points for the United States in the match on a penalty goal; the match ended as a 51–3 defeat.[9] Although he never made a test appearance for the United States at the position, Peart was also a capable substitute at fullback.[10]

After his graduation from the University of California, Peart worked as a farmer and rancher in Yolo County, California.[2][11] Peart married Gladys Vesta Elkins in 1921, and was the father of two children.[2] Peart died on November 26, 1963, in Yolo, California.[1][2]


References

  1. "Stirling Peart". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. "Stirling Benjamin Peart". The Rugby History Society. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. "The Woodland High School". Woodland Daily Democrat. September 17, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Football Experts Coming". Woodland Daily Democrat. October 1, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Kergan, Wesley William (1911). Beta-Xi of Kappa Sigma. The James H. Barry Company. p. 27. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. Schaeffer, Jimmy (November 10, 1912). "Schaeffer Praises Referee and the Stanford Players". Oakland Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved June 27, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Stein, Miriam Feingold (1977). Herman Phleger: Sixty Years in Law, Public Service and International Affairs (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. p. 20. Retrieved June 27, 2018 via Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library.



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