Jack Wendell
American football player (1885–1962)
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John Wheelwright Wendell (November 20, 1885 – December 1962) was an American football player.[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Jack Wendell, 1907 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 20, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 1962 (aged 77) |
| Career information | |
| College | Harvard College |
| Career history | |
| 1907 | Harvard |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Wendell attended Roxbury Latin School, where he was captain of the football team. He then enrolled at Harvard University. He was a substitute halfback in 1904 and a regular at halfback in 1905. He moved to fullback in 1906.[2] As a senior in 1907, he missed the early games due to academic troubles.[3] When he returned, he played well enough to be selected by Walter Camp as a halfback on the 1907 College Football All-America Team.[4][5] He was only five feet, nine inches, and 177 pounds in 1907.[2] Wendell received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1908 or 1909.[6]
His younger brother, Percy Wendell, also starred in Harvard's backfield, from 1910 to 1912.[7]
