James John Quill
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Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1882 |
| Died | March 8, 1918 (aged 35) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School (JD, 1906) |
| Playing career | |
| 1902–1903 | Amherst |
| 1905 | Yale |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1906 | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–1 |
James John Quill (c. 1882 – March 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He was a graduate of both Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Yale Law School.[1] Quill's hit on Francis Burr in the 1905 Harvard–Yale football game was a catalyst for major reforms in the game of college football.[2] He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906, compiling a record of 8–1.[3]
In 1918, Quill was working as the clerk of the grand jury system in Hudson County, New Jersey.[4] In early March of that year, he went to Battle Creek, Michigan to treat a kidney ailment.[5] He died on March 8, 1918, in Battle Creek, at the age of 35.[6][7][8]
