Henry Twombly

Henry Twombly

Yale Bulldogs
Position	Quarterback
Career history
College	Yale (1881–1883)
High school	Boston Latin
Personal information
Date of birth	November 10, 1862
Place of birth	Albany, New York
Career highlights and awards
National championship (1882)

Henry Bancroft "Deac" Twombly (November 10, 1862 – ?) was a college football player and lawyer.^[1]

Yale University

Twombly was a prominent quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University.^[2][3][4] He helped lead Yale to a 21–0–1 record over three seasons.^[5] Walter Camp was in the same backfield.^[6]

References

1. History. p. 316.
2. "Guide to the Harry T. Hamilton Class of 1904".
3. "1882: Harry Twombly Calls The Play".
4. "A Game With A Ball and a Foot".
5. Sam Rubin. Yale Football. p. 15.
6. "Grantland Rice Says...". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1952.