Harry Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher (September 13, 1868 – September 26, 1948) was a college football player and sportswriter. He was the subject of the first American football card, printed in 1888.

Harry Beecher
Beecher c. 1888
Yale Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1868-09-13)September 13, 1868
Peekskill, New York, U.S.
Died:(1948-09-26)September 26, 1948
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Career history
CollegeYale (1884–1887)
Career highlights and awards
  • National championship (1886, 1887)

Henry was son of Henry Barton and Harriet Jones Benedict Beecher. His paternal grandfather was Henry Ward Beecher and one of his paternal great-aunts was Harriet Beecher Stowe. He graduated from Yale University in 1888.

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