Henry Twombly

Henry Twombly
Yale Bulldogs
Position Quarterback
Career history
College Yale (1881–1883)
High school Boston Latin
Personal information
Born: (1862-11-10)November 10, 1862
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] He invented quarterback signals.[2]

Yale University

Twombly was a prominent quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University.[3][4][5] He helped lead Yale to a 21–0–1 record over three seasons.[6] Walter Camp was in the same backfield.[7]

References

  1. ↑ History. p. 316.
  2. ↑ http://qbcentric.com/featured-articles/1882-harry-twombly-calls-the-play/
  3. ↑ "Guide to the Harry T. Hamilton Class of 1904".
  4. ↑ "1882: Harry Twombly Calls The Play".
  5. ↑ "A Game With A Ball and a Foot".
  6. ↑ Sam Rubin. Yale Football. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Grantland Rice Says..." The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1952.


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