[1] Kitzmiller had planned to attend the United States Military Academy and play for coach John McEwan's football team.

[2] At Oregon, Kitzmiller led the team to national prominence, with the team winning 23 of 30 games,[3] including two losses suffered after Kitzmiller broke his leg in the 1929 Civil War.

[4] In addition to halfback, Kitzmiller also played defensive back and placekicker, and twice earned all-Pacific Coast Conference honors.

[3] His nickname "The Flying Dutchman" was from his spectacular tackles made though he weighed just 165 pounds (75 kg).

[3] Kitzmiller played one season as a fullback with the New York Giants in 1931,[2] then returned to Oregon as an assistant coach from 1932 to 1935.