George B. Chadwick
George Chadwick from The New York Times', Oct. 1961
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1880 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | October 17, 1961 (aged 81) Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| 1899–1902 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1903 | Yale |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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All-American, 1900 All-American, 1902 |
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George Brewster Chadwick (June 11, 1880 – October 17, 1961) was an All-American football player and coach. He played college football for Yale University from 1899 to 1902 and was the head coach of the 1903 Yale football team. After working for a time in the hardware and sales fields, Chadwick had a long career as a teacher of English, history and Latin at Eastern private boys' schools.
Chadwick was born in Brooklyn, New York, in June 1880. His father Charles Noyes Chadwick was the president of C.N. Chadwick Co., manufacturers of children's underwaists and boy's shirtwaists. His mother was Alice Ann (Caruth) Chadwick was born in Northern Ireland. Chadwick attended the Froebel Academy, Brooklyn Latin School and Brooklyn High School.
Chadwick enrolled at Yale University in 1898. He played halfback for the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1899 to 1902. In December 1901, he was selected by his teammates as the captain of the 1902 Yale football team. He led the 1900 and 1902 Yale teams to undefeated seasons, and he was also selected as a first-team College Football All-American in 1900 and 1902. He scored all of Yale's points in a 12–5 victory over Harvard in 1902 on runs of 53 and 55 yards.
In his book, "The History of American Football," Allison Danzig referred to Chadwick as "the phantom line cleaver." While playing football at Yale, Chadwick was 5 feet 10 inches in height, and weighed 155 pounds. In 1951, Chadwick recalled the Yale teams on which he played, noting that "our game was not as intricate or deceptive as it is today" but that the old game "had precision."
While attending Yale, Chadwick was also a member of the University Glee Club, Psi Upsilon, and Skull and Bones.
After graduating as part of Yale's class of 1903, Chadwick agreed to return as the school's head football coach in the fall of 1903. Chadwick coached the 1903 Yale football team to an 11–1 record, outscoring opponents 312 to 26. The 1903 team's only loss came against Princeton by a score of 11–6.
During the period from 1899 to 1912, Yale had 14 different head football coaches in 14 years – despite compiling a combined record of 127–11–10 in those years. During that 14-year span, the Yale football team has also been recognized as the national championship team by one or more of the major national championship selectors on seven occasions – 1900 (Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis), 1901 (Parke Davis), 1902 (Parke Davis), 1905 (Parke Davis, Whitney), 1906 (Billingsley, Parke Davis, Whitney), 1907 (Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis, Whitney), and 1909 (Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis).
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