Jackson Milliman Keefer (May 1, 1900 – August 3, 1966) was American professional athlete in two sports.
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| Date of birth | May 1, 1900 |
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| Place of birth | Olney, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 3, 1966 |
| Place of death | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Halfback, Fullback |
| US college | Michigan, Brown |
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| 1922 | Michigan |
| 1924–1925 | Brown |
| 1926 | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1928 | Dayton Triangles |
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Playing history
editKeefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922.[1] Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and transferred to Brown University.[2][3] While playing for Brown, he was selected as a third-team All-American in 1924 by Walter Camp and in 1925 by the Associated Press, Walter Camp and Walter Eckersall.[4][5][6][7] He later played professional football for the Providence Steam Roller in 1926 and the Dayton Triangles in 1928.[8] Keefer also played professional baseball for Springfield in the Eastern League in 1927.[9] Keefer was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971, and in 2003 was selected as one of four backs on the 125th Anniversary All-Time Brown Football Team.[10] Keefer died in 1966 at age 66 at a Veterans Administration hospital in Dayton, Ohio.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "1922 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "KEEFER OF BROWN IS RATED AS STAR BACK". Appleton Post-Crescent. November 20, 1925.
- ^ "The Telosport". Times Signal. January 7, 1925.
- ^ "Walter Camp Slights Big Three In Naming All-America Eleven: Football Expert Neglects To Name Princeton, Harvard or Yale Man on His First-team". Appleton Post-Crescent. December 30, 1924.
- ^ "Associated Press Announces All-American Teams". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 14, 1925.
- ^ "Syracuse Draws Blank as Rice Names Official All-American Eleven". Syracuse Herald. December 15, 1925.
- ^ "Westerners Lead On All-American: Chicago Critic Picks Team With Strong Aerial Attack". The Galveston Daily News. December 20, 1925.
- ^ "Jack Keefer profile". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ "SPRINGFIELD SIGNS KEEFER, FORMER 8ROWN OUTFIELDER STAR". Bridgeport Telegram. April 2, 1927.
- ^ "BROWN'S TOP 50 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME VOTED TO 125TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM". Brown Bears. November 2, 2003. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ "untitled obituary 8". The Hartford Courant. August 4, 1966. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
- ^ "Jackson Keefer, Ex-Brown Gridder". Newport Daily News. August 4, 1966.