Bernard Trafford
Bernard Trafford | |
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| Born | Bernard Walton Trafford July 2, 1871 |
| Occupation | Banker |
| College football career | |
| Harvard Crimson | |
| Position | Fullback |
| Class | 1893 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 2, 1871 Westport, Massachusetts |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Fall River |
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Bernard Walton Trafford (July 2, 1871 – ) was an American college football and baseball player. Trafford was a prominent fullback for the Harvard Crimson football team from 1889 to 1892,[1] captain of the 1891 and 1892 teams.[2][3][4][5] He kicked five field goals in a game against Cornell in 1890, a season in which Harvard was national champion.[6] Trafford scored 64 points in a game against Wesleyan in 1891,[7][8] and led the nation in scoring that year with 270 points.[7] His teammate Everett Lake led the nation in touchdowns the same season. Trafford was captain of the first team to employ the flying wedge blocking scheme.[9] Trafford helped coach the 1893 team.[10] After college, he was employed at the Bell Telephone System, then as a banker in Boston.[11]
References
- ^ "Foot Ball Captain". thecrimson.com.
- ^ "B. W. Trafford For Captain". Boston Post. January 16, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved November 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Harvard Monthly". google.com.
- ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Football Captains". Harvard.
- ^ "Harvard Football Men". Boston Evening Transcript. September 17, 1892.
- ^ http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane%3A22984/datastream/PDF/view
- ^ a b http://www.secsportsfan.com/support-files/pre-1937cfbleaders.pdf
- ^ "Depth a major problem for declining Eastern powers". Times Daily. September 28, 1990.
- ^ "St. Nicholas". google.com.
- ^ "B. W. Trafford Coach". thecrimson.com.
- ^ "Harvard College Class of 1893 Secretary's Fifth Report". google.com.
