Class of 1917: Football and Baseball

Cloyde "Ching" Lee was born on July 30, 1893, and was educated in the Northfield Schools. At Carleton, he was an outstanding athlete, and in his freshman and sophomore years he quarterbacked two undefeated football teams. Those teams outscored their opponents by an incredible 681-14. Lee was an excellent punter, a fine passer and ball handler and was particularly noted as a superb field general, the catalyst of perhaps the finest four-man backfield ever seen at Carleton: Lee, Joe Markley '17, Elmer "Stub" Gillott '14 and Lyle Day '15. He was also a fine baseball player, catching for two seasons; the battery of Theodore Shirley '14 and Lee was recognized as the best college duo in the state.

After 2.5 years at Carleton, Lee entered dental school at the University of Minnesota. The September 28, 1915 Carletonia, in previewing the upcoming season, said: "The loss of Lee will be felt more perhaps than that of any of the others... It will probably be some time before anyone will be found who will fill the (quarterback) position as he filled it." In his later years, Carleton's long-time cocah, C.J. Hunt, hailed Ching Lee as the finest quarterback ever to play at Carleton.