Henry Hooper

Henry Hooper

Dartmouth Big Green
Position	Center
Career history
College	Dartmouth (1903)
Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1883
Place of birth	New Hampshire
Date of death	February 29, 1904
Place of death	Hanover, New Hampshire
Career highlights and awards
All-American (1903)

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]

Notes

1. "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. p. 4.
2. "Dartmouth Athlete Dead: Henry Hooper Was Considered Great Football Centre". The New York Times. February 29, 1904.
3. "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.
4. "H. J. Hooper's Funeral: Many Students from Dartmouth at Services at Exeter--Beautiful Display of Floral Pieces". Boston Daily Globe. March 3, 1904. p. 2.