Henry R. Grant was a pioneer
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
player at
Harvard University, the team's first
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
. He played the game intramurally even before Harvard's first season in
1873
Events
January–March
* January 1
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See also
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1874 Harvard vs. McGill football game
The 1874 Harvard vs. McGill football game was a two-game series between the Harvard Crimson and the McGill Redmen held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 14 and 15, 1874.
With the first game being played under the Harvard's " Boston game", the ...
References
Harvard Crimson football players
American football halfbacks
19th-century players of American football
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