Gil Steinke LbNA #70800
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle
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| Plant date: | Dec 17, 2016 |
| Location: | Masonic Cemetery |
| City: | Caldwell |
| County: | Burleson |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | topcrop |
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| Last found: | Dec 24, 2016 |
| Status: | F |
| Last edited: | Dec 18, 2016 |
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Status: alive
Gilbert Steinke began his football career as a player at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville), where he won all-conference honors on offense and defense. Steinke then played with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1945–1948 and led the NFL in punt returns with a 14.8 average in 1947. As a starting safety, he helped the Eagles win a world title in 1948. He then began coaching and eventually returned to his alma mater to become the athletic director and head football coach at Texas A&I from 1954-1976, where he directed the Javelinas to 39 consecutive triumphs and six NAIA football national titles while compiling one of the best coaching records in the history of college athletics. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 after he died in 1995. He is buried in the Masonic Cemetery where this box can be found.
Directions:
From TX 21 go east on FM 975 (N Banks St) for 0.4 mile then right on W 11th st for 0.2 mile into Masonic Cemetery. Go straight to 3-way jct and bear right onto middle road past Zelenka stone on right to Y jct. Bear left and park by Steinke grave on right.
Clues:
From road go left away from grave 20 steps to multi-trunk crepe myrtle tree. LB is within trunks on back side under stick, rocks and leaves.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Status: alive
Gilbert Steinke began his football career as a player at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville), where he won all-conference honors on offense and defense. Steinke then played with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1945–1948 and led the NFL in punt returns with a 14.8 average in 1947. As a starting safety, he helped the Eagles win a world title in 1948. He then began coaching and eventually returned to his alma mater to become the athletic director and head football coach at Texas A&I from 1954-1976, where he directed the Javelinas to 39 consecutive triumphs and six NAIA football national titles while compiling one of the best coaching records in the history of college athletics. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 after he died in 1995. He is buried in the Masonic Cemetery where this box can be found.
Directions:
From TX 21 go east on FM 975 (N Banks St) for 0.4 mile then right on W 11th st for 0.2 mile into Masonic Cemetery. Go straight to 3-way jct and bear right onto middle road past Zelenka stone on right to Y jct. Bear left and park by Steinke grave on right.
Clues:
From road go left away from grave 20 steps to multi-trunk crepe myrtle tree. LB is within trunks on back side under stick, rocks and leaves.
Hike length: 0.1 miles