Dartmouth Big Green | |
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Position | Center |
Career history | |
College | Dartmouth (1903) |
Personal information | |
Date of birth | c. 1883 |
Place of birth | New Hampshire |
Date of death | February 29, 1904 |
Place of death | Hanover, New Hampshire |
Career highlights and awards | |
All-American (1903)
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Henry J. Hooper (c. 1883 – February 29, 1904) was an American football player. He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green football and was selected as a consensus All-American at the center position as a freshman in 1903. In February 1904, Hooper developed appendicitis. He underwent surgery at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, and died there a short time later. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.