John Wheelwright Wendell (November 20, 1885 – December 1962) was an American football player.[1]
 Jack Wendell, 1907 | |
| Born: | November 20, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 1962 (aged 77) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| College | Harvard College |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1907 | Harvard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wendell attended Roxbury Latin School, where he was captain of the football team. He then enrolled at Harvard University. He was a substitute halfback in 1904 and a regular at halfback in 1905. He moved to fullback in 1906.[2] As a senior in 1907, he missed the early games due to academic troubles.[3] When he returned, he played well enough to be selected by Walter Camp as a halfback on the 1907 College Football All-America Team.[4][5] He was only five feet, nine inches, and 177 pounds in 1907.[2] Wendell received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1908 or 1909.[6]
His younger brother, Percy Wendell, also starred in Harvard's backfield, from 1910 to 1912.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Wendell, Famed in Football, To Wed". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1907. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Young Giants Representing the Crimson and Blue Will Struggle for the Glory of Their Respective Universities". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Wendell Restored to Good Standing". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1907. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One Harvard Man on Camp's First Eleven". The Boston Globe. December 24, 1907. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Harvard University Directory. Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 1163.
- ^ "Wendell Harvard Football Captain". The Boston Globe. December 20, 1911. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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