Jacob Winebrenner Slagle[1] (August 31, 1903 – January 10, 1981), sometimes known as Jake Slagle,[2][3] was an American football player.
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | August 31, 1903 |
| Died: | January 10, 1981 (age 77) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Princeton |
| Position: | Fullback, Halfback, Quarterback |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Athletic career
editSlagle grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Gilman School before enrolling at Princeton University.[4] He played college football at the fullback, halfback and quarterback positions for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1924 to 1926 and was known as a triple-threat man who handled passing, kicking and rushing responsibilities for the team, and excelled on defense as well.[5][6]
Slagle was selected by the United Press as a first-team fullback on the 1925 College Football All-America Team.[7] He also received second-team All-American honors in 1924 from Walter Camp (at quarterback) and in 1925 from the Associated Press (at fullback), All-America Board (at quarterback), Collier's Weekly (at halfback), and others.[8][9][10][11]
After missing most of the 1926 season due to illness, Slagle left the hospital in November 1926 to lead the Tigers to their third consecutive victory over Harvard. After that game, Princeton coach Bill Roper praised Slagle's efforts:
"Slagle played the most remarkable game today, in many ways, ever seen on a football field. When you consider that previously he had played only forty minutes of football during the present season and came out of the hospital only a week ago, I think the brilliance of his performance was unbeatable."[12]
Slagle also played soccer and baseball at Princeton and was awarded the Poe Cup in June 1927 as "the star triple threat of the Tiger eleven for the past three years."[6]
Later years
editIn 1927, after receiving his degree in geology with honors, Slagle was hired as an assistant to Princeton's dean and also served as an assistant football coach.[13] In June 1928, he returned to Baltimore and was hired as the backfield coach for the football team at his alma mater, the Gilman School.[4]
References
edit- ^ Full name verified by (i) The Princeton Bric-a-Brac 1925, page 98, and (ii) The Princeton Bric-a-Brac 1926, page 85.
- ^ "Princeton Passes Overcome Amherst: Slagle Tosses Seven Out of Nine Successfully in 20 to 0 Victory". The New York Times. October 4, 1925.("Jake Slagle, veteran triple threat, tossed seven out of nine passes successfully for a total gain of more than seventy yards.")
- ^ "Slagle Fit Again, But Does Not Play: Princeton Coaches Keep Star Out After His Return From Baltimore". The New York Times. October 20, 1926.("Jake Slagle, injured Princeton triple threat, returned from Baltimore today, where he has been under the care of a doctor.")
- ^ a b "Slagle to Coach Old School: Quits as Aide at Princeton". The New York Times. June 12, 1928.
- ^ "Slagle Tiger Star in Varsity Spree: Runs Length of Field With Intercepted Pass for First Team's Third Touchdown". The New York Times. October 8, 1925.
- ^ a b "Cups Are Awarded Slagle and La Baume". The New York Times. June 19, 1927.
- ^ Farrell, Henry L. (November 28, 1925). "United Press Chooses All-American Team: Undertakes to Name Eleven Best Playes of Season". Tyrone Daily Herald (Pa.).
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tad Jones; Knute Rockne; Glenn Warner (December 4, 1925). "Red Grange Placed on Second All-American Team: Coaches Keep Star Off First". The Davenport Democrat.
- ^ "Syracuse Draws Blank as Rice Names Official All-American Eleven". Syracuse Herald. December 15, 1925.
- ^ "Coach Roper Hails Play of Slagle: One of Most Remarkable Performances, He Says, in View of Recent Injuries". The New York Times. November 7, 1926.
- ^ "Athlete to Aid Dean Gauss: Slagle, Geology Honor Man, Named Assistant at Princeton". The New York Times. October 1927.