Jesse Van Doozer

Jesse Peck Van Doozer (October 12, 1871 – September 23, 1929)[1] was an American football player and coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Northwestern University, serving for one season, in 1897, and compiling a record of 5–3.[2] Van Doozer played college football for four seasons at Northwestern, between 1892 and 1896. In 1894, he dropped out of Northwestern to play one season with the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA).[3] He also played left halfback in the CAA's Thanksgiving Day game against the Boston Athletic Association in 1895, after being recruited with Northtwestern teammate Albert Potter by the CAA's athletic manager, Harry Cornish.

Jesse Van Doozer
Biographical details
Born(1871-10-12)October 12, 1871
Osceola, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedSeptember 23, 1929(1929-09-23) (aged 57)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Playing career
1892–1893Northwestern
1894–1895Chicago Athletic Association
1895–1896Northwestern
Position(s)Halback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall5–3

Van Doozer died on September 23, 1929, at a hospital in San Francisco, California from peritonitis after an emergency surgery.[4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1897)
1897 Northwestern 5–30–26th
Northwestern: 5–30–2
Total:5–3

References
  1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysong/p26384.htm
  2. Northwestern Wildcats coaching records Archived October 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. A History of Football at Northwestern: The First Twenty Years: 1882-1902
  4. "Died In San Francisco". The Banner-Press. David City, Nebraska. September 26, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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