Penn Quakers | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 12, 1878
Died: | February 2, 1956 Radnor, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 77)
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Penn (1897–1900) |
High school |
St. Mark's ( Southborough, Massachusetts) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame (1951) |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Men's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1900 Paris | Hammer throw | |
1904 St Louis | All-around |
Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. [1] [2] He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. [2] Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." [3] He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. [2]
Hare was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] [4] He was the son of Emily Power (née Beale) and Horace Binney Hare, a successful attorney. [5] He came from a long line of lawyers. [6] He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1897. [2] [4] [5] There, he started in baseball, football, and track. [5]
In the fall of 1897, Hare enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in 1901. [4] There, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi ( St. Anthony Hall), the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Sons of Rest, and the Sphinx Senior Society. [2] He performed in plays with Mask and Wig, was vice president of the Cercle Francais and an assistant manager of the Musical Clubs. [2] He was freshman class president and was elected as the Spoon Man his senior year. [5] [2]
At the University of Pennsylvania, Hare played on the varsity cricket team and the varsity track team, competing in jumper, runner, and weight thrower. [2] [5] The track team won their collegiate championships during his time. [5] He also played on the Penn Quakers football team from 1897 to 1900 and served as team captain in his junior and senior years. [2] He also played "every minute of every game for four years," helping his team win 32 consecutive games. [7] [4] He is one of only a handful of men to earn first-team All-American honors during all four years of college. [2] [7] While primarily a guard, he also called signals, kicked off, punted, ran, and drop-kicked extra points. [7] Walter Camp said he could have been an All-American in any position. [7] [5]
He then enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating with a law degree in 1903. [2] [4]
He won the silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, as well as placing eighth in the shot put and competing without making a legal mark in the discus throw. [2] [1]
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the all-rounder which consisted of ten events: 100 yd run, shot put, high jump, 880 yd walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yd hurdles, 56 lb weight throw, long jump, and 1-mile run, where he won the bronze medal. [1] [5]
After graduating from law school, he practiced corporate law in Philadelphia. [2] In 1913, he became an assistant solicitor for the United Gas Improvement Company, retaining this position until 1943. [2] [4] [5]
He became the managing director and board member of Bryn Mawr Hospital in 1943. [2] [4] [5] He replaced his brother, C. Willing Hare, who had died on December 6, 1942. [4] In 1946, he was named president of the hospital. [4] In this capacity, he oversaw the addition of a six-story wing, a $2.8 million project. [4]
Hare also served as a director of the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance Houses from Loss. [4]
Starting in 1908, he authored two series of books for boys. [2] [5] His first series followed a journey from college football to coaching. [5] The second series, followed the same character through prep school. [8] He also published poetry books. [2]
He married Katherine Sargent Smith, a Philadelphia socialite, in 1906. [4] [6] [5] They had four children: Truxtun Jr., Tristan, Robert, Martha and Mrs. Frederic McLaughlin. [4] They lived in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on a sixty-acre farm known as Limehouse. [4] [18] [5]
During the 1930s, Hare chaired the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Advisory Board. [5] He was also a member of the University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Committee. [5] He was a vestryman and senior warden at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Radnor. [2] [4]
He was president of the United Bowmen of America and a member of the Merian Cricket Club, the Philadelphia Club, the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, the St. Anthony Club of Philadelphia, and the University Barge Club. [2] [4] [6] He was also a member of the Authors' League of America and the Pegasus Club. [2] He was the founding president of the Business Men's Art Club in 1927, and his paintings and pottery was shown in exhibitions with the Art Club of Philadelphia. [2] [6]
In 1956, he died at his home on Weadley Road in Radnor at the age of 77 years. [4]
Penn Quakers | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 12, 1878
Died: | February 2, 1956 Radnor, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 77)
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Penn (1897–1900) |
High school |
St. Mark's ( Southborough, Massachusetts) |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
College Football Hall of Fame (1951) |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Representing United States | ||
Men's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1900 Paris | Hammer throw | |
1904 St Louis | All-around |
Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. [1] [2] He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. [2] Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." [3] He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. [2]
Hare was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] [4] He was the son of Emily Power (née Beale) and Horace Binney Hare, a successful attorney. [5] He came from a long line of lawyers. [6] He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1897. [2] [4] [5] There, he started in baseball, football, and track. [5]
In the fall of 1897, Hare enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in 1901. [4] There, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi ( St. Anthony Hall), the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Sons of Rest, and the Sphinx Senior Society. [2] He performed in plays with Mask and Wig, was vice president of the Cercle Francais and an assistant manager of the Musical Clubs. [2] He was freshman class president and was elected as the Spoon Man his senior year. [5] [2]
At the University of Pennsylvania, Hare played on the varsity cricket team and the varsity track team, competing in jumper, runner, and weight thrower. [2] [5] The track team won their collegiate championships during his time. [5] He also played on the Penn Quakers football team from 1897 to 1900 and served as team captain in his junior and senior years. [2] He also played "every minute of every game for four years," helping his team win 32 consecutive games. [7] [4] He is one of only a handful of men to earn first-team All-American honors during all four years of college. [2] [7] While primarily a guard, he also called signals, kicked off, punted, ran, and drop-kicked extra points. [7] Walter Camp said he could have been an All-American in any position. [7] [5]
He then enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating with a law degree in 1903. [2] [4]
He won the silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, as well as placing eighth in the shot put and competing without making a legal mark in the discus throw. [2] [1]
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the all-rounder which consisted of ten events: 100 yd run, shot put, high jump, 880 yd walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yd hurdles, 56 lb weight throw, long jump, and 1-mile run, where he won the bronze medal. [1] [5]
After graduating from law school, he practiced corporate law in Philadelphia. [2] In 1913, he became an assistant solicitor for the United Gas Improvement Company, retaining this position until 1943. [2] [4] [5]
He became the managing director and board member of Bryn Mawr Hospital in 1943. [2] [4] [5] He replaced his brother, C. Willing Hare, who had died on December 6, 1942. [4] In 1946, he was named president of the hospital. [4] In this capacity, he oversaw the addition of a six-story wing, a $2.8 million project. [4]
Hare also served as a director of the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance Houses from Loss. [4]
Starting in 1908, he authored two series of books for boys. [2] [5] His first series followed a journey from college football to coaching. [5] The second series, followed the same character through prep school. [8] He also published poetry books. [2]
He married Katherine Sargent Smith, a Philadelphia socialite, in 1906. [4] [6] [5] They had four children: Truxtun Jr., Tristan, Robert, Martha and Mrs. Frederic McLaughlin. [4] They lived in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on a sixty-acre farm known as Limehouse. [4] [18] [5]
During the 1930s, Hare chaired the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Advisory Board. [5] He was also a member of the University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Committee. [5] He was a vestryman and senior warden at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Radnor. [2] [4]
He was president of the United Bowmen of America and a member of the Merian Cricket Club, the Philadelphia Club, the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, the St. Anthony Club of Philadelphia, and the University Barge Club. [2] [4] [6] He was also a member of the Authors' League of America and the Pegasus Club. [2] He was the founding president of the Business Men's Art Club in 1927, and his paintings and pottery was shown in exhibitions with the Art Club of Philadelphia. [2] [6]
In 1956, he died at his home on Weadley Road in Radnor at the age of 77 years. [4]