James Hogan (American football)

James J. Hogan (October 31, 1872[1] March 20, 1910) was an Irish American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

James Hogan
Yale Bulldogs
PositionTackle
Career history
CollegeYale
High schoolPhillips Exeter Academy
Personal information
Born:October 31, 1872
Glenbane, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died:March 20, 1910(1910-03-20) (aged 37)
New Haven, Connecticut
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1954)

He played for the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1901 to 1904. On leaving Yale, he entered Columbia Law School and set up a practice in 1908. Two years later, Hogan died - a victim of Bright's disease.[2]

References

  1. OBITUARY RECORD OF YALE GRADUATES Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June 1910 (PDF), Yale University, June 21, 1910, pp. 1284–5, retrieved October 5, 2017
  2. "James Hogan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.


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