Yale Bulldogs | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | October 12, 1874 |
Died: | June 19, 1959 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 84)
Career history | |
College | Yale (1894–1896) |
High school | The Hill School |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Clarence Mann Fincke (October 12, 1874 – June 19, 1959) was an All-American football player and a banker. He played football for Yale University from 1894 to 1896, mostly at quarterback and some at fullback, and was selected as the quarterback for the 1896 College Football All-America Team.
Fincke attended The Hill School before enrolling at Yale University, [1] where he was a member of Skull and Bones. [2] At Yale, Fincke played on the football team from 1894 to 1896. [3] Fincke was 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. [1] He was voted captain of the 1895 football team, and a Massachusetts newspaper that year called Fincke "the steadiest player" on Yale's team. [1] His tackling in an 1895 game against the Carlisle Indian School helped prevent the Carlisle team from scoring on Yale. [4]
Fincke also played third base for the baseball team. [3] One newspaper reported that he was "a good fielder and thrower" but "weak at the bat." [5]
Fincke was popular among the Yale student body. He was voted the handsomest man in his Yale class and the most popular. [3] Upon his graduation in 1897, Fincke was also voted as the member of his class who had done the most for Yale. [6]
After graduating from Yale, Fincke served as the football coach at The Hill School. [7] He later went into the banking business and became the president and chairman of the board of Greenwich Savings Bank in New York. [8] He died at Englewood, New Jersey in 1959 at age 84. [8]
Yale Bulldogs | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | October 12, 1874 |
Died: | June 19, 1959 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 84)
Career history | |
College | Yale (1894–1896) |
High school | The Hill School |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Clarence Mann Fincke (October 12, 1874 – June 19, 1959) was an All-American football player and a banker. He played football for Yale University from 1894 to 1896, mostly at quarterback and some at fullback, and was selected as the quarterback for the 1896 College Football All-America Team.
Fincke attended The Hill School before enrolling at Yale University, [1] where he was a member of Skull and Bones. [2] At Yale, Fincke played on the football team from 1894 to 1896. [3] Fincke was 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. [1] He was voted captain of the 1895 football team, and a Massachusetts newspaper that year called Fincke "the steadiest player" on Yale's team. [1] His tackling in an 1895 game against the Carlisle Indian School helped prevent the Carlisle team from scoring on Yale. [4]
Fincke also played third base for the baseball team. [3] One newspaper reported that he was "a good fielder and thrower" but "weak at the bat." [5]
Fincke was popular among the Yale student body. He was voted the handsomest man in his Yale class and the most popular. [3] Upon his graduation in 1897, Fincke was also voted as the member of his class who had done the most for Yale. [6]
After graduating from Yale, Fincke served as the football coach at The Hill School. [7] He later went into the banking business and became the president and chairman of the board of Greenwich Savings Bank in New York. [8] He died at Englewood, New Jersey in 1959 at age 84. [8]