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| Gained fame for Stanford when he was named the school's first All-American in 1929. Rothert was the only athlete in Stanford history to claim All-America honors in three major sports: basketball, football and track and field, winning nine letters in three sports overall. He became Stanford's first basketball All-American and was a two-time team captain.In track, he was a world record holder in the shot put and won the NCAA title from 1928-30. Rothert was a silver medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games and in 1978 Stanford named him one of the five greatest athletes in the university's history. | |||||||||||
