Hunter Scarlett
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Class | Graduate |
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Personal information | |
Born: | October 16, 1885 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died: | December 23, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 69)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Penn Quakers (1904–1908) |
High school | Erie |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame (1970) | |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States France |
Service/ | French Medal of Recognition |
Hunter Watt Scarlett (October 16, 1885 – December 23, 1954) was a notable
Biography
Background
Hunter was born in
After graduating from Erie High School in 1902, Hunter enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania.
College football career
He played four years of varsity football at Penn, as an
Hunter was awarded consensus All-American honors that season. Hollenback lavished praise upon Scarlett after the 1908 campaign, saying: "He's one of college football's greatest ends. He's a superlative defensive end, quick to get down-field on punts and an exceptional diagnostician."
Early medical career
Scarlett graduated from the
World War I
On August 1, 1914, World War I broke out in Europe; The American Hospital of Paris, with the encouragement of the French Government opened a second, much larger military hospital in the Lyceé Pastuer school building located at Neuilly-sur-Seine in Paris Dr. Scarlett then became one of the many founders of this hospital. The American Ambulance Hospital was financed by donations from the wealthy American Colony of Paris as well as contributions from the United States. Dr. Scarlett was appointed as an ophthalmologist to the American Ambulance and held that position until 1916.
He was also appointed Ophthalmologist to the Whitney War Hospital (American Ambulance Hospital B), located on the
In 1916, after two years of acting chief of two war hospitals and assistant at a third, Scarlett was taken seriously ill with what appeared to be
In 1918, he volunteered in the
Post-war activities
In 1920, Scarlett was appointed ophthalmologist at Bryn Mawr Hospital and held a similar appointment at Pennsylvania Hospital. Finally in March 1939, he was forced to retire due to health issues. During this time he wrote many articles for several American ophthalmological journals.
Hunter Scarlett died on December 23, 1954, at age 69.