Jacob Winebrenner SlagleFull name verified by (i) The Princeton Bric-a-Brac 1925, page 98, and (ii) The Princeton Bric-a-Brac 1926, page 85. (August 31, 1903 – January 10, 1981), sometimes known as Jake Slagle, was an

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player.

Athletic career

Slagle grew up in

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, and attended the

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before enrolling at

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. He played

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at the

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, halfback and

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positions for the

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team from 1924 to 1926 and was known as a triple-threat man who handled passing, kicking and rushing responsibilities for the team, and excelled on defense as well. Slagle was selected by the

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as a first-team fullback on the

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. He also received second-team All-American honors in 1924 from

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(at quarterback) and in 1925 from the

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(at fullback), All-America Board (at quarterback), '' Collier's Weekly'' (at halfback), and others. After missing most of the 1926 season due to illness, Slagle left the hospital in November 1926 to lead the Tigers to their third consecutive victory over Harvard. After that game, Princeton coach Bill Roper praised Slagle's efforts:

"Slagle played the most remarkable game today, in many ways, ever seen on a football field. When you consider that previously he had played only forty minutes of football during the present season and came out of the hospital only a week ago, I think the brilliance of his performance was unbeatable."

Slagle also played

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and

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at Princeton and was awarded the Poe Cup in June 1927 as "the star triple threat of the Tiger eleven for the past three years."

Later years

In 1927, after receiving his degree in geology with honors, Slagle was hired as an assistant to Princeton's dean and also served as an assistant football coach. In June 1928, he returned to Baltimore and was hired as the backfield coach for the football team at his alma mater, the Gilman School.

References

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