Howard P. Savage

Howard Paul Savage was born in Boone, Iowa. He attended the Lewis Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin, and De Paul University. that Savage threw "the pigskin to his players with the ball revolving as it sailed through the air." "From then on," Robinson wrote in his memoirs, "my football hobby became forward passing or anyway passing the ball." Robinson would transfer to St. Louis University for the 1904 season, where he would throw the first legal pass in September 1906. In 1910, he became an engineer for the Chicago Elevated Train, eventually working his way up to general manager of the Metropolitan Motor Coach Company. ==World War I==

Savage was commissioned a first lieutenant on June 7, 1918, and assigned to the United States Army's 55th Engineer Regiment, serving on railway construction in France until July 1, 1919. ==The American Legion==

Savage became active in The American Legion after the war and served at post, county, department and national levels. An additional issue he strongly advocated for while department commander was to grant more independence to the Cook County branch of the Legion. He conducted this tour with John Pershing, Supreme American Commander during the First World War. In this role, he cooperated with the government's employment service, appointed state employment officers and planned for post-level activities aimed at easing the problem of unemployment in the towns of cities of the nation. ==Later life==

Savage held many business and organizational titles during his lifetime. His first elected office was president of the North Shore Park District in Chicago. In the 1930s, he used his Legion connections to become business manager of Chicago Board of Education. He died on May 7, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois. ==Legacy==

Savage was on the cover of the September 27, 1927, edition of Time magazine. In addition, the Howard. P Savage Trophy is awarded to the winner of The American Legion World Series each year. ==References==