James Hogan (American football)

James Joseph Hogan (November 1, 1876[lower-alpha 1] – March 20, 1910) was an Irish-American college football player. A member of the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1901 to 1904, he was recognized three times as a consensus All-America selection. He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[1]

James Hogan
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born:(1876-11-01)November 1, 1876[lower-alpha 1]
Glenbane, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died:March 20, 1910(1910-03-20) (aged 33)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
CollegeYale (1901–1904)
High schoolPhillips Exeter Academy
Career highlights and awards
3× Consensus All-America selection (1902, 1903, 1904)
College Football Hall of Fame (1954)

Biography

Hogan was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to Torrington, Connecticut, with his family while young.[2] He entered Phillips Exeter Academy in 1897, and was captain of the gridiron football team in 1899 and 1900.[6]

At Yale University, Hogan played four seasons as a tackle on the football varsity, 1901–1904, and was team captain of the 1904 Bulldogs.[2] The Bulldogs compiled an overall 43–3–2 record during his four seasons.[1] He also was a member of Yale's track team and the Skull and Bones secret society.[2][7] He received All-America honors in football each season, the final three being a consensus selection.

Further information: 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1904 College Football All-America Team

After leaving Yale, Hogan returned to Phillips Exeter Academy and coached football.[8] He entered Columbia Law School and while there wrote for the Columbia Law Review and the New York World.[2] He graduated from Columbia in 1908.[2] After initially working at a law firm, he went to work for the City of New York as a deputy street cleaning commissioner, a role which he held until early 1910.[2] He died in March 1910 from Bright's disease[1][lower-alpha 2] and was buried in Torrington, Connecticut.[9]

Notes
  1. Hogan's date of birth is listed as November 1, 1876, by the College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Other sources vary: a 1910 Yale report listed it as October 31, 1872,[2] The New York Times said he was 36 at the time of his death (suggesting an 1873/74 birth date),[3] while other newspaper reports said he was born in 1874.[4] Phillips Exeter Academy records indicate he was 24 when he enrolled there in 1897, suggesting 1873/74.[5]
  2. Bright's disease is now known as nephritis.

References
  1. "James Hogan". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. Obituary Record of Yale Graduates Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June 1910 (PDF), Yale University, June 21, 1910, pp. 1284–5, retrieved October 5, 2017 – via yale.edu
  3. "James J. Hogan Dead; Was Football Star". The New York Times. March 21, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via nytimes.com.
  4. "James J. Hogan Will Be Buried Tuesday Morning". Bridgeport Evening Farmer. Bridgeport, Connecticut. March 21, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  5. General catalogue of officers and students, 1783–1903. Phillips Exeter Academy. 1903. p. 179. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. "James J. Hogan Dead". The Boston Globe. March 20, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  7. "'Tapday' on Yale Campus". Chicago Tribune. May 27, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Academy's Famous Dead Athlete". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. March 22, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  9. "Funeral of James J. Hogan". Boston Evening Transcript. March 22, 1910. p. 10. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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