David Hope Sadler (October 12, 1882 – August 29, 1931) was an

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player for John Heisman's

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. He was captain of the SIAA champion

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and 1903 Clemson Tigers football teams coached by Heisman, selected All-Southern the same years. One publication reads " Vetter Sitton and Hope Sadler were the finest

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s that Clemson ever had perhaps." Sitton played on the left; Sadler on the right.

Early years

Hope Sadler was born on October 12, 1882 in

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to Rufus Earle Sadler and Lillian Emily Crawford.

College football

In the "1903 SIAA championship game" against the

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, which opened its season with an upset of Vanderbilt, the winning team was to be awarded the ball. The game ended in an 11–11 tie. Captain

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of Cumberland wanted captain Sadler to get the ball, and Sadler insisted Suddarth should have it. Some ten minutes of bickering was resolved when the ball was given to patrolman Patrick J. Sweeney, for warning the media and fans to stay down in front and allow spectators to see the game.

High school football

Sadler coached the University School for Boys in

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in 1904. Later Oglethorpe coach Frank B. Anderson was an assistant.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, Hope 1882 births 1931 deaths American football ends Clemson Tigers football players All-Southern college football players High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state) People from York County, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina