Joseph Dana Kafer (March 23, 1880 – March 22, 1937) was an American football player. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1901 to 1903 and was selected as a consensus All-American at the halfback position in 1903.[1] Kafer sustained a shoulder injury during a football game in October 1901 that kept him out of the lineup for the remainder of the season.[2] He scored three touchdowns in Princeton's 1903 victory over Cornell. He was also a member of the Yale baseball team.[3]
| Princeton Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 23, 1880 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died: | March 22, 1937 (aged 56) Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Princeton Yale |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kafer grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Before enrolling at Yale, he attended preparatory school at the Lawrenceville School.[3] From 1912 to 1927, he worked as a businessman in Trenton, New Jersey. Kafer was also employed as a civil engineer for the J. L. Mott Iron Works in Trenton. He was married to Lyda Elsie Pierson Kafer. In 1937, he died of a heart attack at his home in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, at age 57.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. p. 4.
- ^ "Dana Kafer Badly Hurt: Princeton Freshman Out of the Game for the Season". Daily True American. October 14, 1901.
- ^ a b c "Dana Kafer, Ex-Star in College Football: Princeton Halfback Placed on All-America Team in 1903 -- Dies in Lawrenceville". The New York Times. March 23, 1937.