Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West,who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census.
Strath Haven High School is a four-year public high school in Wallingford,Delaware County,Pennsylvania,enrolling about 1,200 students. SHHS is the only high school in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The school exhibits particular excellence in its special education program,connections to a local college and technical schools,and strong music and football programs. As of 2020,the current principal is Greg Hilden.
Ernest Grady Shore was an American professional baseball pitcher. Shore played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants of the National League in 1912,and in the American League for the Boston Red Sox from 1914 to 1917 and New York Yankees from 1919 to 1920.
Pius Louis Schwert was an American politician and professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 42nd congressional district.
William Winston Roper was an American football,basketball,and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (1903–1904),Princeton University,the University of Missouri (1909),and Swarthmore College (1915–1916),compiling a career college football record of 112–38–18. Roper's Princeton Tigers football teams of 1906,1911,1920,and 1922 have been recognized as national champions. His 89 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the program. Roper was also the head basketball coach at Princeton for one season in 1902–03,tallying a mark of 8–7. Roper played football as an end,basketball,and baseball as an outfielder at Princeton,from which he graduated in 1902. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.
The 1918 League Island Marines football team represented the United States Marine Corps stationed at the League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia during the 1918 college football season. The team was coached by Byron W. Dickson. A game scheduled for October 19 against Villanova was cancelled due to Spanish flu quarantine.
The 1918 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent in the 1918 college football season. In their second season under head coach Leroy Mercer,the Quakers compiled a 4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 38.
The 1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach William D. Murray,the team compiled an 8–0 record,shut out five of eight opponents,and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 28.
The 1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach William D. Murray,the team compiled a 7–0–1 record,shut out four of eight opponents,and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.
The 1917 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Baumgartner,the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 108 to 20. Ernest S. Wilson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark,Delaware.
The 1898 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 64. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.
The 1901 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled an 8–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 89. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1916 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1916 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 94 to 45. Bill Roper was the head coach.
The 1919 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1919 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 79. Leroy Mercer was the head coach.
The Swarthmore football team represented Swarthmore College in American football. Swarthmore was the 15th oldest college football program in the United States. The football program started in 1878 with a game against Penn. The program played no more than two games per year until 1885 when it played a six-game schedule. There was no team in 1880 and 1881. The team did not hire a coach until 1888 when Jacob K. Shell began his 11-year tenure as head coach. This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Shell as the school's first head football coach.
The 1899 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1–2 record. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1910 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1910 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 59. George H. Brooke was the head coach.
The 1895 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The team compiled a 7–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 204 to 173. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.
The 1917 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 238 to 40. Bill Roper was the head coach.
Ethel H. Brewster was an American college professor and philologist. She was Dean of Women and taught Greek and Latin at Swarthmore College,where she was a member of the faculty from 1916 to 1947.
