Emory Riddling "Hoss" Hodgson (March 5, 1886 – December 22, 1967) was an

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player and coach. He was a prominent

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and punter for the VPI Gobblers. Hodgson scored in the near upset of

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

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1886 births 1967 deaths Players of American football from Washington, D.C. All-Southern college football players American football guards American football punters Virginia Tech Hokies football players Georgetown Hoyas football players {{collegefootball-player-stub