Princeton Tigers | |
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Position | Halfback |
Class | 1879 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dansville, New York | February 24, 1858
Died: | November 21, 1915 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 57)
Career history | |
College | Princeton (1877–1879) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Theodore Monroe McNair (February 24, 1858 – November 21, 1915) was a Presbyterian missionary and a college football and baseball player for the Princeton Tigers as a halfback and center fielder in the 19th century. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He played at the halfback position. [7] [8] He was one of the stars of football's early years of collegiate play. [9]
McNair sent a photograph of an early Princeton baseball team playing Yale for a history book on the school's athletics program. [10] He visited Japan as a missionary. [11] [12] He joined the faculty of Meiji Gakuin University. [13]
He was Scots-Irish and his ancestor came to America in 1738. [14]
t.m. mcnair princeton baseball.
Princeton Tigers | |
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Position | Halfback |
Class | 1879 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dansville, New York | February 24, 1858
Died: | November 21, 1915 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 57)
Career history | |
College | Princeton (1877–1879) |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
Theodore Monroe McNair (February 24, 1858 – November 21, 1915) was a Presbyterian missionary and a college football and baseball player for the Princeton Tigers as a halfback and center fielder in the 19th century. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He played at the halfback position. [7] [8] He was one of the stars of football's early years of collegiate play. [9]
McNair sent a photograph of an early Princeton baseball team playing Yale for a history book on the school's athletics program. [10] He visited Japan as a missionary. [11] [12] He joined the faculty of Meiji Gakuin University. [13]
He was Scots-Irish and his ancestor came to America in 1738. [14]
t.m. mcnair princeton baseball.