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Census entry for Thomas J. Riley, born
January 1885. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census . Year: 1900; Census Place: Enscaba Ward 2, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T623_708; Page: 20A; Enumeration District:
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Draft registration card for Thomas James Riley, born
January 30, 1885. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration Location: Delta County, Michigan; Roll: 1683033; Draft Board:
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Reilly is a man of experience. He played end on the
University of Michigan and was the choice for that position on the All-America team. His work at Maine has been largely responsible for the success of the
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Census entry for Thomas Riley, age 34. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census . Year: 1920;Census Place: Escanaba Ward 3, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T625_762; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 54; Image:
682:("The University of Maine Athletic Association has obtained the services of Thomas J. Reilly of Ann Arbor, Mich., as head coach of the University of Maine football team for the season of 1912.")
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game. He graduated from the
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in 1885. His father, Nicholas J. Riley (1855–1900), was born in
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player and coach and attorney. He played football for the
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898:"Thomas J. Riley, Michigan Football Star, Is Dead"
780:. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
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282:
276:
265:
237:
221:
195:
194:
179:Little Three
66:(1928-03-15)
18:
1555:1928 deaths
1550:1885 births
1527:E. J. Mills
1513:(1997–2019)
1511:E. J. Mills
1505:(1993–1996)
1489:(1959–1991)
1481:(1950–1958)
1473:(1945–1949)
1465:(1943–1944)
1457:(1932–1942)
1449:(1929–1931)
1441:(1926–1928)
1433:(1922–1925)
1417:(1917–1920)
1409:(1914–1916)
1401:(1910–1913)
1399:Henry Hobbs
1365:(1899–1906)
1357:(1895–1898)
1341:(1877–1893)
1275:(2019–2021)
1267:(2016–2018)
1259:(1993–2015)
1251:(1990–1992)
1235:(1987–1988)
1227:(1985–1986)
1219:(1981–1984)
1211:(1976–1980)
1203:(1967–1975)
1195:(1951–1966)
1187:(1949–1950)
1179:(1946–1948)
1171:(1944–1945)
1139:(1921–1940)
1131:(1919–1920)
1107:(1915–1916)
1091:(1912–1913)
1083:(1910–1911)
1067:(1905–1908)
1065:Frank McCoy
993:Jack Abbott
843:"Marriages"
442:(1914–1916)
365:(1912–1913)
218:Early years
175:(1912–1913)
119:(assistant)
94:Position(s)
1544:Categories
1233:Tim Murphy
1137:Fred Brice
1009:Jim Coombs
552:References
341:Conference
47:1885-01-20
985:P. Folsom
344:Standing
134:1914–1916
124:1912–1913
113:1910–1911
1529:(2021– )
1283:(2022– )
977:No coach
507:Amherst:
492:Amherst
472:Amherst
453:Amherst
338:Overall
297:Williams
242:for the
84:Michigan
1519:No team
1463:No team
1355:Unknown
1339:Unknown
525:21–15–4
431:Amherst
156:21–15–4
153:Overall
138:Amherst
1521:(2020)
1497:(1992)
1425:(1921)
1393:(1909)
1385:(1908)
1381:&
1373:(1907)
1349:(1894)
1243:(1989)
1163:(1943)
1155:(1942)
1147:(1941)
1123:(1918)
1115:(1917)
1099:(1914)
1075:(1909)
1059:(1904)
1051:(1903)
1043:(1902)
1035:(1901)
1027:(1900)
1019:(1899)
1011:(1898)
1003:(1897)
995:(1896)
987:(1895)
979:(1894)
971:(1893)
963:(1892)
521:Total:
511:9–12–3
420:12–3–1
416:Maine:
181:(1915)
56:, U.S.
880:(PDF)
807:(PDF)
456:2–3–3
403:5–2–1
399:Maine
377:Maine
335:Team
332:Year
284:team.
240:guard
128:Maine
117:Maine
98:Guard
866:157.
790:2011
488:1916
468:1915
449:1914
394:1913
372:1912
252:Penn
80:1908
61:Died
41:Born
565:35.
495:1–6
480:1st
475:6–3
408:1st
386:1st
381:7–1
246:'s
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900:.
882:.
856:0.
827:.
809:.
758:.
736:.
713:.
687:^
661:.
650:^
640:.
613:^
593:^
578:.
258:.
177:1
171:2
106:HC
1317:e
1310:t
1303:v
939:e
932:t
925:v
792:.
439:)
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362:)
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