Stan Pennock
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| Harvard Crimson | |
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| Position | Guard |
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| College | Harvard (1912–1914) |
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| Date of birth | June 15, 1892 |
| Place of birth | Syracuse, New York |
| Date of death | November 27, 1916 (aged 24) |
| Place of death | Newark, New Jersey |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1954) | |
Stanley Bagg "Bags" Pennock (June 15, 1892 – November 27, 1916) was an American football player. He was selected as a first-team All-American at the guard position three consecutive years while leading Harvard University to three undefeated seasons from 1912 to 1914. He was killed in 1916 in an explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey. He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
A native of Syracuse, New York, Pennock was the son of John D. Pennock, the general manager of the Solvay Process Company. He attended the Hackley School at Tarrytown, New York, before enrolling at Harvard University.
Pennock entered Harvard in 1911 and played on the school's freshman football and track teams. He gained fame as a member of Percy Haughton's undefeated football teams of 1912, 1913, and 1914.
Pennock helped to provide Harvard with one of the most aggressive defenses in Eastern football. During Hardwick's three years as a starter for Harvard, Pennock developed a reputation as "one of the best linemen that ever played under the old or the new rules." Harvard's football team did not lose a single game while Pennock played in its line, compiling records of 9–0 in 1912, 9–0 in 1913, and 7–0–2 in 1914. Harvard was the national football champion in each of Pennock's three seasons, out-scoring the competition, 588-61. In helping Harvard win three straight national championships, Pennock was also selected as a first-team All-American in all three years by Walter Camp. As a senior in 1914, Pennock was selected as a first-team All-American by 25 of 26 selectors, including Collier's Weekly (selected by Walter Camp),Vanity Fair (selected based on the votes of 175 newspapermen),Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Herald.
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