Bernard Walton Trafford (July 2, 1871 – January 3, 1942) was an American banker and college football and baseball player.
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| Born | Bernard Walton Trafford July 2, 1871 |
| Died | January 3, 1942 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Banker |
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| Harvard Crimson | |
| Position | Fullback |
| Class | 1893 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 2, 1871 Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
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| High school | Fall River, Exeter (1888) |
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Personal life
editTrafford was born July 2, 1871, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to William Bradford and Rachel Mott Davis Trafford.[1] He attended high school in Fall River, Massachusetts and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1889.[1] He graduated Harvard in 1893.[1]
He married Leonora Brooks Borden of Fall River on June 5, 1901.[1] She died in 1936. Upon Trafford's death in 1942, he was survived by four daughters, a son, and eight grandchildren.[1]
Football career
editTrafford was a prominent fullback for the Harvard Crimson football team from 1889 to 1892,[2] captain of the 1891 and 1892 teams.[3][4][5][6] He kicked five field goals in a game against Cornell in 1890, a season in which Harvard was national champion.[7] Trafford scored 64 points in a game against Wesleyan in 1891,[8][9] and led the nation in scoring that year with 270 points.[8] His teammate Everett Lake led the nation in touchdowns the same season. Trafford was captain of the first team to employ the flying wedge blocking scheme.[10] Trafford helped coach the 1893 team.[11] After college, he was employed at the Bell Telephone System, then as a banker in Boston.[12]
Banking career
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Trafford served as vice president of the First National Bank of Boston from 1912 to 1923, then became president in March 1928 upon the death of Clifton H. Dwinnell.[1] He served as vice chairman of the board from 1929 to 1935, and chairman from 1935 until his retirement.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "B. Trafford Dead; Boston Banker, 71". The New York Times. January 3, 1942. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Foot Ball Captain". thecrimson.com.
- ^ "B. W. Trafford For Captain". Boston Post. January 16, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved November 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Harvard Monthly". google.com. 1891.
- ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Football Captains". Harvard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Harvard Football Men". Boston Evening Transcript. September 17, 1892.
- ^ "Georgia vs. Tulane". digitallibrary.tulane.edu. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Progression of Player Game-Season-Career Statistical Leaders from the Pre-1937 era of College Football" (PDF). secsportsfan.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Depth a major problem for declining Eastern powers". Times Daily. September 28, 1990.
- ^ Dodge, Mary Mapes (1915). "St. Nicholas". google.com.
- ^ "B. W. Trafford Coach". thecrimson.com.
- ^ "Harvard College Class of 1893 Secretary's Fifth Report". google.com. 1895.
