Harry Beecher
American football player and sportswriter (1868–1948)
 Beecher c. 1888 | |
| Yale Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1868-09-13)September 13, 1868 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | (1948-09-26)September 26, 1948 Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Yale (1884–1887) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry Ward Beecher (September 13, 1868 – September 26, 1948) was a college football player and sportswriter.[1] He was the subject of the first American football card, printed in 1888.
Henry was son of Henry Barton and Harriet Jones Benedict Beecher. His paternal grandfather was Henry Ward Beecher and one of his paternal great-aunts was Harriet Beecher Stowe. He graduated from Yale University in 1888.
Yale
Beecher was a prominent quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University, called by one writer the school's greatest ever at the position.[2]
1886
He accounted for 33 touchdowns in 1886.[3]
1887
He was captain in 1887.[4] One source lists Beecher as the player of the year.[5]
References
- ^ Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide. 1905. p. 67. ISBN 9780944786796.
- ^ Naismith, James; Gulick, Luther Halsey (1892). Physical Education. p. 56.
- ^ Bob Barton (August 2008). "Yale's Beecher: A Forgotten Mr Touchdown" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 21 (4).
- ^ Sally Jenkins (2008). The Real All Americans. p. 106. ISBN 9780767926249.
- ^ Claire Walter (1982). Winners, the blue ribbon encyclopedia of awards. p. 685. ISBN 9780871963864.
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Yale Bulldogs starting quarterbacks
- Walter Irving Badger
- Henry Twombly
- T. L. Bayne
- Harry Beecher
- William Wurtenburg
- Frank Barbour
- Vance C. McCormick
- George Adee (1894)
- Clarence Fincke (1896)
- Charles de Saulles (1897)
- Morris Ely (1898)
- William Fincke (1900)
- John de Saulles (1901)
- Foster Rockwell (1902–1904)
- Guy Hutchinson (1905)
- Tad Jones (1906–1907)
- Art Howe (1909–1911)
- Herb Kempton (1920)
- Johnny Hoben (1927–1928)
- Art Dakos (1945)
- Tex Furse (1946–1948)
- Stu Tisdale (1949–1950)
- Jim Ryan (1951)
- Ed Molloy (1952)
- Jim Lopez (1953)
- Dean Loucks (1954–1956)
- Dick Winterbauer (1957)
- Art LaVallie (1958)
- Tom Singleton (1959–1960)
- Bill Leckonby (1961)
- Brian Rapp (1962–1963)
- Ed McCarthy (1964)
- Watts Humphrey (1965)
- Pete Doherty (1966)
- Brian Dowling (1967–1968)
- Joe Massey (1969–1970)
- Roly Purrington (1971–1972)
- Tom Doyle (1973–1974)
- Stone Phillips (1975–1976)
- Bob Rizzo (1977)
- Pat O'Brien (1978)
- John Rogan (1979–1981)
- Joe Dufek (1982)
- Mike Curtin (1983–1985)
- Kelly Ryan (1986–1987)
- Mark Brubaker (1988)
- Darin Kehler (1989–1990)
- Nick Crawford (1991)
- Steve Mills (1992–1993)
- Chris Hetherington (1994–1995)
- Blake Kendall (1996)
- Mike McClellan (1997)
- Chris Whittaker (1997)
- Joe Walland (1997–1999)
- Peter Lee (2000–2001)
- Alvin Cowan (2002–2004)
- Jeff Mroz (2002, 2005)
- Matt Polhemus (2006–2007)
- Ryan Fodor (2008)
- Brook Hart (2008–2010)
- Patrick Witt (2009–2011)
- Eric Williams (2012)
- Tyler Varga (2012)
- Henry Furman (2012–2013)
- Derek Russell (2012)
- Morgan Roberts (2013–2015)
- Logan Scott (2013)
- Rafe Chapple (2016)
- Tre Moore (2016)
- Kurt Rawlings (2016–2019)
- Jimmy Check (2018)
- Griffin O'Connor (2018, 2021)
- Nolan Grooms (2021–2023)
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