Patrick Grant (American football)
| Harvard Crimson | |
|---|---|
| Position | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Harvard (1907) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Consensus All-American (1907 ) | |
Patrick Grant II (April 30, 1886 – October 28, 1927) was an American football player. He played college football at Harvard University and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1907 College Football All-America Team.
Grant was born in 1886 at
Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Robert Grant, Boston probate judge, and Amy Gordon Galt.[1]
Grant enrolled at
In 1912, Grant ran an aviation school at
Royal Canadian Flying Corps and won an amateur golf tournament in 1919.[4]
In the 1920s, Grant managed the statistical department at the banking firm of Townsend, Whelen & Co. in Philadelphia. He died in October 1927 at age 39 when he fell from the window of his office on the fifth floor of an office building on Walnut Street in Philadelphia.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Ex-Football Star To Wed" (PDF). The New York Times. March 18, 1912.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Miss Marie Disston Weds: Married to Patrick Grant, 2d, Son of Judge Robert Grant of Boston" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1912.
- ^ a b c "Patrick Grant 2d, Noted Harvard Centre, Dies in Fall From Philadelphia Office Building". The New York Times. October 29, 1927. p. 1.