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| College | Minnesota | |
| Sport | College football | |
| Born | December 20, 1867 | |
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Died | April 2, 1954 | |
| Place of death | Blessing, Texas | |
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| Coaching stats | ||
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| Playing career | ||
| 1888-1891 | Yale | |
| Position | Guard | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1893 1894 1895 |
California Lehigh Minnesota |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 (Bio) | ||
William "Pudge" Walter Heffelfinger (December 20, 1867, Minneapolis, Minnesota - April 2, 1954, Blessing, Texas) was an American football player.
Heffelfinger was a three-time All-American playing for Walter Camp at Yale University in 1889, 1890 and 1891, before playing amateur football for the Chicago Athletic Association (for which he was compensated with "double expenses," as was a common practice at the time).
On November 12, 1892, Heffelfinger was paid $500 (far above and beyond even double his expenses) by the Allegheny Athletic Association to play in a game against the rival Pittsburgh Athletic Club, during which he scored the game's only touchdown on a recovered fumble. Though the payment was not verified until the acquisition of an Allegheny Athletic Association expense ledger from the day by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this fee has established Heffelfinger as being the first professional football player on record. The Pittsburgh Athletic Club had previously offered him $250 to play for them in the game, but he felt it wasn't enough to jeopardize his amateur status.[1]
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Coaching career
California
Heffelfinger took his first head football coaching job with the University of California, Berkeley for the 1893 football season and was the third person to be assigned to the post. His team achieved a record of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie.1
Lehigh University
Heffelfinger was the third head football coach for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1894 season. His overall coaching record at Lehigh was 5 wins, 9 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 17th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and 20th at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage. 2
University of Minnesota
Heffelfinger also coached the University of Minnesota football team in 1895. He led the team to a 7-3 record in his only season there. Highlights included victories over rivals University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago, outscoring their opponents 136 to 58 for the season.3
Football Head Coaching Records
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| California (Independent) (1893) | ||||||||
| 1893 | California | 5-1-1 | ||||||
| California: | 5-1-1 | |||||||
| Lehigh (PA) (Independent) (1894) | ||||||||
| 1894 | Lehigh (PA) | 5-9 | ||||||
| Lehigh (PA): | 5-9 | |||||||
| Minnesota (Independent) (1895) | ||||||||
| 1895 | Minnesota | 7-3 | ||||||
| Minnesota: | 7-3 | |||||||
| Total: | 17-13-1 | |||||||
References
External links
- http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9326037
- http://www.allbiographies.com/biography-HeffelfingerPudge-53035.html
- http://library.thinkquest.org/12590/heffelfi.htm
- http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/minnesota_database.htm
| Preceded by Tom Cochrane Jr. |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1895 |
Succeeded by Alexander Jerrems |
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