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  • Arthur Karpus
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  • Arthur Joe Karpus (January 16, 1898 – March 1983) was an American football, basketball and baseball player. He attended the University of Michigan from 1917 to 1923, winning a total of seven varsity letters, three in basketball, three in baseball and one in football. He played for Big Ten Conference championship teams in football (1918), baseball (1919) and basketball (1921). He was captain of the 1920–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team that won the school's first conference championship in basketball. He was Michigan's leading scorer in basketball during both his junior and senior seasons. Karpus later played three years of minor league baseball from 1921 to 1923. After graduating from Michigan, Karpus worked as a mechanical engineer. He was employed by the Michigan State Highwa
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Name
  • Arthur Joe Karpus
  • Karpus, Arthur
Caption
  • Karpus from 1918 football team portrait
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  • 185
Date of Death
  • March 1983
Birth Place
  • Michigan
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Place of Birth
  • Michigan
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  • University of Michigan athlete Arthur Karpus
Date of Birth
  • 1898-01-16
Short Description
  • American football, basketball and baseball player
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  • Arthur Joe Karpus (January 16, 1898 – March 1983) was an American football, basketball and baseball player. He attended the University of Michigan from 1917 to 1923, winning a total of seven varsity letters, three in basketball, three in baseball and one in football. He played for Big Ten Conference championship teams in football (1918), baseball (1919) and basketball (1921). He was captain of the 1920–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team that won the school's first conference championship in basketball. He was Michigan's leading scorer in basketball during both his junior and senior seasons. Karpus later played three years of minor league baseball from 1921 to 1923. After graduating from Michigan, Karpus worked as a mechanical engineer. He was employed by the Michigan State Highway Commission from approximately 1937 until his retirement in 1967.