William Albert "Shorty" Schilletter (December 25, 1893 – September 14, 1974)North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. was a college football player and lieutenant.
Early life William was the son of Augustus "Shorty" Schilletter, a German immigrant in charge of the Clemson College dining hall.
College football Schilletter was an All-Southern tackle for the Clemson Tigers of Clemson University, captain of the 1914 team. He was a charter member of the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame inducted in 1973.
Military Following his playing career, he went into the military.
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