John Wheelwright Wendell (November 20, 1885 – December 1962) was an American football player.[1]

Jack Wendell
Jack Wendell, 1907
Born:November 20, 1885
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:December 1962 (aged 77)
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
CollegeHarvard College
Career history
As player
1907Harvard
Career highlights and awards

Wendell attended Roxbury Latin School, where he was captain of the football team. He then enrolled at Harvard University. He was a substitute halfback in 1904 and a regular at halfback in 1905. He moved to fullback in 1906.[2] As a senior in 1907, he missed the early games due to academic troubles.[3] When he returned, he played well enough to be selected by Walter Camp as a halfback on the 1907 College Football All-America Team.[4][5] He was only five feet, nine inches, and 177 pounds in 1907.[2] Wendell received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1908 or 1909.[6]

His younger brother, Percy Wendell, also starred in Harvard's backfield, from 1910 to 1912.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Wendell, Famed in Football, To Wed". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1907. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Young Giants Representing the Crimson and Blue Will Struggle for the Glory of Their Respective Universities". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jack Wendell Restored to Good Standing". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1907. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "One Harvard Man on Camp's First Eleven". The Boston Globe. December 24, 1907. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Harvard University Directory. Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 1163.
  7. ^ "Wendell Harvard Football Captain". The Boston Globe. December 20, 1911. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.