| File:Jackson Keefer.jpg | |
| Date of birth: | May 1, 1900 |
| Place of birth: | Olney, Illinois |
| Date of death: | August 3, 1966 |
| Place of death: | Dayton, Ohio |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Halfback, Fullback |
| Organizations | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Jackson Milliman Keefer (May 1, 1900 – August 3, 1966) was American professional athlete in two sports.
Playing history[]
Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922.[1] Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and transferred to Brown University.[2][3] While playing for Brown, he was selected as a third-team All-American in 1924 by Walter Camp and in 1925 by the Associated Press, Walter Camp and Walter Eckersall.[4][5][6][7] He later played professional football for the Providence Steam Roller in 1926 and the Dayton Triangles in 1928.[8] Keefer also played professional baseball for Springfield in the Eastern League in 1927.[9] Keefer was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971, and in 2003 was selected as one of four backs on the 125th Anniversary All-Time Brown Football Team.[10] Keefer died in 1966 at age 66 at a Veterans Administration hospital in Dayton, Ohio.[11][12]
References[]
- ↑ "1922 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1922fbt.htm.
- ↑ "KEEFER OF BROWN IS RATED AS STAR BACK". Appleton Post-Crescent. 1925-11-20.
- ↑ "The Telosport". Times Signal. 1925-01-07.
- ↑ "Walter Camp Slights Big Three In Naming All-America Eleven: Football Expert Neglects To Name Princeton, Harvard or Yale Man on His First Team". Appleton Post-Crescent. 1924-12-30.
- ↑ "Associated Press Announces All-American Teams". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 1925-12-14.
- ↑ "Syracuse Draws Blank as Rice Names Official All-American Eleven". Syracuse Herald. 1925-12-15.
- ↑ "Westerners Lead On All-American: Chicago Critic Picks Team With Strong Aerial Attack". The Galveston Daily News. 1925-12-20.
- ↑ "Jack Keefer profile". pro-football-reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KeefJa20.htm.
- ↑ "SPRINGFIELD SIGNS KEEFER, FORMER 8ROWN OUTFIELDER STAR". Bridgeport Telegram. 1927-04-02.
- ↑ "BROWN'S TOP 50 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME VOTED TO 125TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM". Brown Bears. 2003-11-02. http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110203aaa.html.
- ↑ "untitled obituary 8". The Hartford Courant: p. 16. 1966-08-04. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/926369252.html?dids=926369252:926369252&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+04,+1966&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Obituary+8+--+No+Title&pqatl=google.
- ↑ "Jackson Keefer, Ex-Brown Gridder". Newport Daily News. 1966-08-04.