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Henry Twombly
Yale Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born:(1862-11-10)November 10, 1862
Albany, New York
Career history
CollegeYale (1881–1883)
High schoolBoston Latin
Career highlights and awards
  • National championship (1882)

Henry Bancroft "Deac" Twombly (November 10, 1862 – ?) was a college football player and lawyer.[1] He invented quarterback signals.[2]

Yale University

Twombly was a prominent quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University.[3][4][5] He helped lead Yale to a 21–0–1 record over three seasons.[6] Walter Camp was in the same backfield.[7]

References

  1. ^ History. p. 316.
  2. ^ http://qbcentric.com/featured-articles/1882-harry-twombly-calls-the-play/
  3. ^ "Guide to the Harry T. Hamilton Class of 1904".
  4. ^ "1882: Harry Twombly Calls The Play".
  5. ^ "A Game With A Ball and a Foot". Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  6. ^ Sam Rubin. Yale Football. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Grantland Rice Says..." The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1952.


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