Dudley Dean
Portrait of Dudley Dean from Walter Camp's 1894 book, "American Football"
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| Harvard Crimson | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| College | Harvard (1890) |
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| Date of birth | April 19, 1871 |
| Place of birth | Lake Village, New Hampshire |
| Date of death | September 25, 1950 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Cohasset, Massachusetts |
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Dudley Stuart Dean (April 19, 1871 – September 25, 1950) was an All-American football quarterback for Harvard University. He played quarterback for Harvard from 1888-1890 and was selected as an All-American in 1890. Dean also fought with the Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish–American War.
A native of Lake Village, New Hampshire, Dean enrolled at Harvard University. While at Harvard, Dean was the quarterback for Harvard's varsity football team. He became famous for his role in Harvard's November 1890 football victory over Yale—the first since the schools first met in 1875. A newspaper account of the game described a touchdown run from midfield by Dean. Yale had the ball at midfield when Dean broke through past Hall of Famer Pudge Heffelfinger and batted the ball out of the hands of the Yale quarterback. The report noted: "The ball bounded beautifully for the now famous 'Dud.' He caught it as it came up saying, 'Now Dud's your chance.' On the run he was past the Yale backs ... and had a clear field to Yale's unprotected goal." The report called Dean the "hero of the day" and concluded as follows:
"After all has been said, however, about individual players, and a vast deal might be said, the last word should be devoted to Dudley Dean. If the Harvard victory can be ascribed to one man more than any other, that man is Dean. His tackling and breaking through were unsurpassed.
At the end of the 1890 season, Dean was selected as the quarterback on the All-American football team. Dean also played shortstop and second base for the Harvard baseball team and was captain of that team in 1891. His skills as a baseball player were such that he traveled with Albert Spalding's professional baseball tour of England and was paid £4 a week plus expenses.
During the Spanish American War, Dudley enlisted and served with the Rough Riders. In July 1898, after the Battle of San Juan Hill, Dean was one of five members of the regiment mentioned by Theodore Roosevelt for bravery on the battlefield. In his book, "The Rough riders, a history of the First United States volunteer cavalry," Roosevelt named Dean as "one of the men whom I noticed as leading in the charges and always being nearest the enemy." Upon his return, Dudley told how the Rough Riders had been "literally riddled by the murderous fire from ambush." He called Gen. Wood and Col. Roosevelt "dandies" and noted: "It is due to them largely that the rough riders came home in better physical condition than most of the volunteers. Teddy hustled about and saw that food reached us." In October 1898, the New York World published article titled, "Dudley S. Dean, Twice a Hero," which told of his exploits on the gridiron and at the Battle of San Juan Hill:
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