Beecher depicted on one of the first football card's
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Yale Bulldogs | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
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College | Yale (1884–1887) |
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Henry Ward "Harry" Beecher was a college football player and sportswriter.
Beecher was the nephew of Harriett Beecher Stowe.
Beecher was a prominent quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University, called by one writer the school's greatest ever at the position.
He accounted for 33 touchdowns in 1886.
He was captain in 1887. One source lists Beecher as the player of the year.