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Date of birth: | c. 1883 |
Place of birth: | New Hampshire |
Date of death: | February 29, 1904 |
Place of death: | Hanover, New Hampshire |
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Position(s): | Center |
College: | Dartmouth College |
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Henry J. Hooper (c. 1883 – February 29, 1904) was an American football player. He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green football and was selected as a consensus All-American at the center position as a freshman in 1903.[1] In February 1904, Hooper developed appendicitis. He underwent surgery at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, and died there a short time later. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.[2][3][4]
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- ↑ "Award Winners". NCAA. 2012. p. 4. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf.
- ↑ "Dartmouth Athlete Dead: Henry Hooper Was Considered Great Football Centre". The New York Times. February 29, 1904. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F5061FF9355E12738DDDA00A94DA405B848CF1D3.
- ↑ "Hooper Is Ill: Famous Center Undergoes an Operation. He is Now in the Hospital at Hanover, N H. His Condition is Reported to be Critical". Boston Daily Globe. February 27, 1904. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/691208322.html?dids=691208322:691208322&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+27%2C+1904&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=HOOPER+IS+ILL.&pqatl=google.
- ↑ "H. J. Hooper's Funeral: Many Students from Dartmouth at Services at Exeter--Beautiful Display of Floral Pieces". Boston Daily Globe: p. 2. March 3, 1904. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/691217472.html?dids=691217472:691217472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+03%2C+1904&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=H.+J.+HOOPER'S+FUNERAL.&pqatl=google.
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