Harry Chapman Thayer (December 31, 1873 – August 4, 1936) was an All-American football player and broker. He was selected as a first-team halfback on the 1892 All-America college football team.
 Harry C. Thayer c. 1893 | |
| Penn Quakers | |
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| Position | Fullback, halfback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 31, 1873 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died: | August 4, 1936 (aged 62) Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| Career history | |
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Early years
editThayer was born in Philadelphia in 1873. He attended the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania
editThayer then attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played at the halfback and fullback positions for the Penn Quakers football teams in 1891 to 1892.[1] At the end of the 1892 season, Thayer was selected by both Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney as a first-team halfback on the 1892 All-America college football team.[2][3]
Later years
editThayer later worked as a broker associated with the brokerage firms of West and Co and, later, Montgomery, Scott and Co. He also served as president of the Better Business Bureau and as president of the Philadelphia Association of New York Stock Exchange firms.[4] He gained fame as the leader of a campaign to eliminate "bucket shops" from the brokerage business.[5]
After an illness of more than a year, Thayer died at his home in Haverford in 1936 at age 63.[4][6]
Thayer was married to the former Mary M. Sidebotham.[4] She died in an automobile accident two weeks after her husband.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Thayer To Play Football" (PDF). The New York Times. October 25, 1892.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Harry C. Thayer Dies in Haverford: Funeral of Broker and Former Football Star Set for Tomorrow". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 4, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry Thayer, Oldes All-American Star, Dies". Republican and Herald. August 3, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry C. Thayer, Broker, 63, Is Dead". The New York Times. August 4, 1936.
- ^ "Phila. Socialite Killed By Auto: Widow of Harry Chapman Thayer, Who Died 2 Weeks Ago, Is Victim". Lancaster New Era. August 19, 1936. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.