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Frank Wallder Steketee, geb. te Grand Rapids, Kent, MI,US 18 apr 1900, ovl. te Lansing, MI,US 26 dec 1951, begr. 28 dec 1951, zoon van Jacob Steketee en Frances M. Wallder
Frank W. Steketee (April 26,1900 – December 26, 1951) was an All American football halfback and fullback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1918, 1920, and 1921. As a freshman in 1918, he was the team's only All-American, scored three touchdowns and kicked three extra points in his first game, and led the Wolverines to an undefeated national championship season. He was regarded as one of the best kickers in football at the time and reportedly once kicked a 100-yard punt.
Steketee was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was the son of prominent Grand Rapids businessman Jacob Steketee. Steketee was a star athlete at Grand Rapids Central High School.
Steketee served as a medic in World War II. He worked as an account examiner for the finance division of Michigan Department of Highways from January 1945 until his death in December 1951.
On the day after Christmas in 1951, Steketee was stricken by a heart attack and collapsed at his desk in the state highway department headquarters. He died three hours later at Lansing's St. Lawrence Hospital. He was survived by his widow, Emma, and a son Frank W. Steketee, Jr.
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1) Frank W. jr. Steketee
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