John Triplett "Jerry" Haxall (April 22, 1860 – July 9, 1939) was a college football player. On November 30, 1882,[1] he kicked a 65-yard field goal from placement[2][n 1] for a then record[4] in the Princeton–Yale contest at the Polo Grounds.[5][6] The record stood until 1976.[7][8] Haxall later remarked "My epitaph will probably be: J. T. Haxall. Kicked a football. That's all."[9]
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| Princeton Tigers | |
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| Position | Guard/Kicker |
| Class | 1883 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 22, 1860 Virginia |
| Died: | July 9, 1939 (aged 79) Maryland |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Princeton (1881–1882) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editJohn Triplett Haxall was born in Virginia on April 22, 1860 to Bolling Walker Haxall and Anne Triplett. His father was a flour milling heir whose Richmond house built in 1858 is on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]
Notes
editEndnotes
edit- ^ Parke H. Davis (1917). Football, the American Intercollegiate Game. p. 372.
- ^ Frank G. Menke (May 1999). "Long-Distance Kicking" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 12 (3): 6. Retrieved May 25, 2015 – via LA84.
- ^ Grantland Rice (November 30, 1915). "The Sport Light". The Marion Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parke H. Davis (1913). "The Field Goal Record". Official Football Rules: 233.
- ^ "[1]". New York Times. December 1, 1882.
- ^ "Princeton Guard Loses 30 Pounds in 1 Game". Columbia Daily Spectator. Vol. 59, no. 35. November 14, 1935. p. 3.
- ^ Mark F. Bernstein (September 19, 2001). Football: The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession. p. 21. ISBN 0812236270.
- ^ Mark F. Bernstein (2009). Princeton Football. p. 14. ISBN 9780738565842.
- ^ "Obituary". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 39: 845–846. July 7, 1939.
- ^ "The Historic Bolling Haxall House".
