Hunter Scarlett
Scarlett during his college career at Penn
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| Penn Quakers | |
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| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Penn Quakers (1904–1908) |
| High school | Erie |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | October 16, 1885 |
| Place of birth | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date of death | December 23, 1954 (aged 69) |
| Place of death | New York, New York, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1970) | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States France
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army French Armed Forces
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| Years of service | 1914-1916 (France) 1918 (United States) |
| Unit |
American Ambulance (1914-1916) Whitney War Hospital (1914-1916) U. S. Hospital No. 11 (1918) |
| Battles/wars |
World War I First Battle of the Marne |
| Awards | French Medal of Recognition |
Hunter Watt Scarlett (October 16, 1885 – December 23, 1954) was a notable ophthalmologist, and is best known for his college football career for the Penn Quakers from 1904 to 1908. During World War I, he worked in both French and American military hospitals. In 1970, he was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Hunter was born in Erie Pennsylvania on October 16, 1885. He was the seventh son of John and Nancy Bell Scarlett. His mother was born near Cookstown in County Tyrone, in what is now Northern Ireland, while his father was born in Liverpool, England.
After graduating from Erie High School in 1902, Hunter enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania.
He played four years of varsity football at Penn, as an end. In an era in which players were more likely to become injured, Hunter was never taken out of a game due to an injury. In 1908, he and halfback Bill Hollenback led the Quakers to an 11-0-1 record and the National Championship. During the season, the Quakers out-scored their opponents, 215-18, and their perfect record was marred only by a 6-6 tie against the Carlisle Indians.
Hunter was awarded All-American honors that season. Hollenback lavished praise upon Scarlett after the 1908 campaign, saying: "He's one of college football's greatest ends. He's a superlative defensive end, quick to get down-field on punts and an exceptional diagnostician."
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