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John H. Hubbard was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a halfback at Amherst College from 1903 to 1906. Hubbard served as the head football coach at Amherst from 1907 to 1909 and at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the University of Massachusetts Amherst—in 1911. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1966. Hubbard died on April 2, 1978, at the Adams House Health Care Center in Torrington, Connecticut.
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Jesse Hall "Pete" Allen was a professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons, including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Spiders (1893). Allen played one game in the majors and went hitless four at-bats. In that game, Allen played catcher. He also played in the minor leagues with the Binghamton Bingoes (1893) and the New Castle, Pennsylvania baseball team (1895). During Allen's time in the minors, he played catcher and outfielder. After his baseball career was over, Allen enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he graduated in 1897. Soon after, Allen began practicing medicine, specializing in proctology.
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The 1878 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1878 college football season. They finished with a 1–2 record. The team captain, for the second consecutive year, was Livingston Cushing.
The 1932 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1932 college football season. The Tigers finished with a 2–2–3 record under first-year head coach Fritz Crisler. No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.
The 1877 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1877 college football season.
The 1894 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1894 college football season.
The 1903 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1903 college football season. The team defeated Harvard.
The 1878 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 1878 college football season. The team traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts and played the Lord Jeffs in their first football game.
The 1878 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1878 college football season.
The 1879 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1879 college football season. The team beat Williston and lost to Massachusetts.
The 1880 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1880 college football season.
The 1881 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented the Amherst College during the 1881 college football season.
The 1882 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented the Amherst College during the 1882 college football season.
The 1884 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented the Amherst College during the 1884 college football season.
The 1888 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented the Amherst University during the 1888 college football season.
The 1889 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented the Amherst University during the 1889 college football season.
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- ↑ "1886 Amherst Lord Jeffs Football Schedule and Results". College-Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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