American football player (1858–1884)
Earl Dodge Position Halfback Class 1879 Born: (1858-10-17 ) October 17, 1858Died: September 14, 1884(1884-09-14) (aged 25) College
National championship (1877)
William Earl Dodge III (October 17, 1858 – September 14, 1884), was an American college football player at Princeton University , captain of the national champion 1877 Princeton Tigers football team .[ 1]
Early life
Dodge was born in New York City on October 17, 1858.[ 2] [ 3] Commonly known as Earl,[ 2] [ 3] he was the eldest son of William E. Dodge Jr. Along with his younger brother Cleveland Hoadley Dodge ,[ 4] he attended Williston Seminary at Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was a good friend of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton.
Career
Dodge was the captain of the national champion 1877 Princeton Tigers football team .[ 1]
He also led the meeting of the group on Nov. 18, 1876, in East College that launched the collegiate branch of the International YMCA.[ 5]
Personal life
Earl Dodge Memorial (The Princeton Student) , Daniel Chester French
In 1879, he was married to Emmeline Harriman (1859–1938), daughter of Oliver Harriman and the sister of Anne Harriman Vanderbilt , Oliver Harriman, Jr. , J. Borden Harriman , and Herbert M. Harriman . Together, they were the parents of two children:[ 6]
Annie Cleveland Dodge (b. 1880), who married John H. McCullough.[ 6]
William Earl Dodge IV (1883–1927), who married Jessie Sloane (1883–1968),[ 7] daughter of Henry T. Sloane . They divorced and she later remarried to George D. Widener Jr. [ 8]
Dodge died on September 14, 1884.[ 9] After his death, she married Stephen Henry Olin ,[ 6] the one-time acting president of Wesleyan University [ 10]
Legacy
Dodge is the namesake of Dodge-Osborn Hall.[ 11] His brother Cleveland commissioned sculptor Daniel Chester French to build a memorial to Earl, dedicated May 30, 1913. Officially titled Earl Dodge Memorial (The Princeton Student) , the statue became popularly known as 'The Christian Student'.[ 5]
References
^ a b Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). "Athletics at Princeton" . google.com .
^ a b Frank Presbrey; James Hugh Moffatt (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History . Frank Presbrey Company. pp. 594–.
^ a b Wm. Earl Dodge, 1858-1884 . New York: Gilliss Bros. & Turnure. 1884.
^ Mellby, Julie (July 10, 2017). "William Earl Dodge" . graphicarts.princeton.edu . Princeton, N.J. : Graphic Arts Press. Retrieved March 21, 2019 .
^ a b Lange, Gregg (May 13, 2013). "Rally 'Round the Cannon" . Princeton Alumni Weekly .
^ a b c Times, Special To The New York (August 14, 1938). "MRS. EMELINE H. OLIN IS DEAD AT NEWPORT; Daughter of Oliver Harriman Is Stricken After Brief Illness" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
^ "Mrs. George Widener, 84, Wife. of Sportsman, Dies" . The New York Times . March 12, 1968. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .
^ Times, Special To The New York (December 9, 1971). "George Widener, Racing Figure, Dies at 82" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 17, 2017 .
^ "THE TWO DODGES" . Democrat and Chronicle . September 20, 1884. Retrieved March 21, 2019 .
^ "S. H. OLIN DIES AT 78; 50 YEARS A LAWYER; Specialized on Copyright Law and Represented Foremost Publishing Houses. ACTING HEAD OF WESLEYAN For 30 Years He Was Trustee of the New York Public Library -- A Founder of Players Club" (PDF) . The New York Times . August 7, 1925. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ "Dodge-Osborn Hall" . princeton.edu .
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