William Gummere (College football. Born, Trenton, NJ, June 24, 1850; died, Newark, NJ, Jan. 26, 1933.) As a Princeton undergraduate, William Stryker Gummere was a prime mover (with William S. Leggett (q.v.) of Rutgers) in the creation of what became intercollegiate football. In response to a challenge, the two schools met Nov. 6, 1869, at […]
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