James Hogan (American football)
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Position | Tackle |
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Personal information | |
Born: | [a] Glenbane, County Tipperary, Ireland | November 1, 1876
Died: | March 20, 1910 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 33)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Yale (1901–1904) |
High school | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame (1954) |
James Joseph Hogan (November 1, 1876[a] – March 20, 1910) was an Irish-American college football player. A member of the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1901 to 1904, he was recognized three times as a consensus All-America selection. He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[1]
Biography[edit]
Hogan was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to Torrington, Connecticut, with his family while young.[2] He entered Phillips Exeter Academy in 1897, and was captain of the gridiron football team in 1899 and 1900.[6]
At Yale University, Hogan played four seasons as a tackle on the football varsity, 1901–1904, and was team captain of the 1904 Bulldogs.[2] The Bulldogs compiled an overall 43–3–2 record during his four seasons.[1] He also was a member of Yale's track team and the Skull and Bones secret society.[2][7] He received All-America honors in football each season, the final three being a consensus selection.
After leaving Yale, Hogan returned to Phillips Exeter Academy and coached football.[8] He entered Columbia Law School and while there wrote for the Columbia Law Review and the New York World.[2] He graduated from Columbia in 1908.[2] After initially working at a law firm, he went to work for the City of New York as a deputy street cleaning commissioner, a role which he held until early 1910.[2] He died in March 1910 from Bright's disease[1][b] and was buried in Torrington, Connecticut.[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Hogan's date of birth is listed as November 1, 1876, by the College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Other sources vary: a 1910 Yale report listed it as October 31, 1872,[2] The New York Times said he was 36 at the time of his death (suggesting an 1873/74 birth date),[3] while other newspaper reports said he was born in 1874.[4] Phillips Exeter Academy records indicate he was 24 when he enrolled there in 1897, suggesting 1873/74.[5]
- ^ Bright's disease is now known as nephritis.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "James Hogan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Obituary Record of Yale Graduates Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June 1910 (PDF), Yale University, June 21, 1910, pp. 1284–5, retrieved October 5, 2017 – via yale.edu
- ^ "James J. Hogan Dead; Was Football Star". The New York Times. March 21, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via nytimes.com.
- ^ "James J. Hogan Will Be Buried Tuesday Morning". Bridgeport Evening Farmer. Bridgeport, Connecticut. March 21, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ General catalogue of officers and students, 1783–1903. Phillips Exeter Academy. 1903. p. 179. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "James J. Hogan Dead". The Boston Globe. March 20, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Tapday' on Yale Campus". Chicago Tribune. May 27, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Academy's Famous Dead Athlete". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. March 22, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Funeral of James J. Hogan". Boston Evening Transcript. March 22, 1910. p. 10. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.