Martin Frederick Wheelock was an American college football player who achieved a national reputation while playing for the Carlisle Indian School from 1894 to 1902. Captain of the 1899 Carlisle Indian
The Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in intercollegiate football competition. The program was active from 1893 until 1917, when it was discontinued. Dur
Martin Wheelock
…the school started to build up its football team and competed against college football teams by the turn of the century. Wheelock played tackle for the Carlisle Indians football team from 1894 to 1902. He was captain of the team in 1899. The success of the Carlisle football team against college teams was a source of great pride…
An early football team, called the "Pirates", at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879
The 1911 Carlisle Indians football team pose with a game ball from the upset of Harvard. Coach "Pop" Warner (standing, third from right) and Jim Thorpe (seated, third from right) are pictured