Henry Seibels

Henry Goldthwaite "Ditty" Seibels (August 22, 1876 – September 29, 1967) was a prominent American athlete, playing football, baseball, and golfer for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, a small Episcopal school in the Tennessee mountain town of Sewanee.

Henry Seibels
Seibels in 1899 team photo
Sewanee Tigers
PositionHalfback
Class1900
Personal information
Born:(1876-08-22)August 22, 1876
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died:September 29, 1967(1967-09-29) (aged 91)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career history
College
  • Sewanee (1897–1900)
High schoolStarke University Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× SIAA champion (1898, 1899)
  • All-Southern (1899, 1900)
  • All-Time Sewanee team
  • Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame (1973)
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