Harry P. Gamble
Tulane Green Wave – No. 7; 26; 77 | |
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Position | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
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High school | Warren Easton |
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Harry Pollard "Hubby" Gamble, Jr. (March 22, 1904 – April 9, 1995) was a
Early years
Harry Pollard Gamble, Jr. was born on March 22, 1904, in
His father Harry Senior was a politician. He played on
Tulane University
Football
Gamble was a prominent
He was once a law partner of former teammate and famed Tulane quarterback Lester Lautenschlaeger.[3][9] Gamble was president of the Tulane Alumni Association from 1957 to 1958.[10][11]1925
When Tulane beat
1926
Gamble was captain and All-Southern in 1926,[1][15][16][17] the first season of Tulane Stadium. He played across from Gordon "Doc" Wilson at end. Gamble was the only captain in major football to be married, eloping to marry a miss Gretchen Bush. Coach Clark Shaughnessy joked, "If I ever get a bad Tulane team I think I'll hold eleven weddings and make them champions."[18] One description of his play reads "Not an inch was gained around his end last year by any Tulane enemy. And many a touchdown was scored around that end through Harry Gamble's magnificent interference."[18] Gamble was also called "a wizard at picking forward passes out of the ether."[19]
Boxing
Gamble coached boxing at Tulane for four years.[20]
Swimming and gymnastics
He was also on the varsity swimming and gymnastics teams.
High school coach
After college, Gamble coached football, gymnastics, swimming and diving at his alma mater,
References
- ^ a b c d e "Harry P. Gamble, Jr. (Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame)". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ^ ISBN 9780807125533.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Tulane University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Harry Pollard Gamble, Sr. Papers" (PDF). Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Kim Lacy Rogers collection, 1959–1996". Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Citizens Council Movement".
- ^ Fraternity, Kappa Sigma (1926). "Kappa Sigma Fraternity". Caduceus. 41 (5): 410.
- ISBN 9781412825207.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Waechter Named". Monroe News Star. September 12, 1958. p. 19.
- ^ "Gridiron Leaders of 1926". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 4, 1926.
- ^ "Tulane's Football Captain Becomes Star With Bride Cheering Him On". The Zanesville Signal. September 11, 1926.
- ^ "Tulane University Football Program; Tulane vs. Virginia". November 18, 1950. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
- ^ "Year by Year Records". Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Married Man Leads Tulane". St. Petersburg Times. September 13, 1926.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (July 23, 1939). "O'Brien Makes A Hit With Boys In Summer Camp". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
- ^ Ron Brocato (December 2, 2014). "Jesuit Played for its first championship in 1931". Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Harry Gamble Will Coach Football at Warren Easton". Times-Picayune. December 21, 1926.
- ^ Ron Brocato (August 12, 2010). "Best of New Orleans area high school football by position, Part 4 (Wide Receivers, Tight Ends & Coaches)". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Rope Climber Never Beaten Over 7 Years". The Milwaukee Journal. July 30, 1937.