ID
1408
Nationality
American
Occupation
Football player
Sports
Teacher
Summary
Graduate of the Kansas School for the deaf; invented the football huddle while team captain at Gallaudet College, to prevent opposing players from "stealing" their signals; played on the Gallaudet football team that beat the U.S. Naval Academy in 1893; later taught at the Kansas School for the Deaf, Olathe.
Dates
fl. 1893