Malcolm Pratt "Mac" Aldrich (October 1, 1900 – July 31, 1986) was an

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player for the

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team of

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from 1919 to 1921. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at the halfback position in 1921. Aldrich was inducted into the

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in 1972. He died July 31, 1986, at age 85.

Yale

Aldrich was the Yale Bulldogs' senior team captain in 1921, and excelled as a runner and passer. He drop-kicked a 48-yard field goal against Brown, and defeated the Princeton Tigers 13-7 by kicking two fourth-quarter field goals. He scored 86 points on the season, making him the nation's third leading scorer in 1921. Aldrich was also the Yale Bulldogs baseball captain. He played catcher.

Commonwealth Fund

After graduating from Yale in 1922, he joined the Commonwealth Fund, which donated money for medical education. He became the Fund president in 1940, chairman in 1963, and received an award for distinguished service from the American Medical Association. His older brother, banking executive

Hulbert Aldrich Hulbert S. Aldrich (1907–1995) was an American banking executive and businessman who had a lengthy career with the New York Trust Company and its predecessor, the Chemical Bank, serving as director of both organizations during his career. He als ...

, succeeded him as president of the Commonwealth Fund.

World War II

Aldrich served in the U.S. Navy during

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldrich, Mal 1900 births 1986 deaths American football halfbacks Yale Bulldogs football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees United States Navy personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Fall River, Massachusetts Players of American football from Bristol County, Massachusetts Military personnel from Massachusetts