Henry Hooper

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Henry Hooper
Career information
Date of birth:	c. 1883
Place of birth:	New Hampshire
Date of death:	February 29, 1904
Place of death:	Hanover, New Hampshire
Position(s):	Center
College:	Dartmouth College
Organizations

Henry J. Hooper (c. 1883 – February 29, 1904) was an American football player. He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green football and was selected as a consensus All-American at the center position as a freshman in 1903.^[1] In February 1904, Hooper developed appendicitis. He underwent surgery at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, and died there a short time later. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Notes

↑ "Award Winners". NCAA. 2012. p. 4.
↑ "Dartmouth Athlete Dead: Henry Hooper Was Considered Great Football Centre". The New York Times. February 29, 1904.
↑ "Hooper Is Ill: Famous Center Undergoes an Operation. He is Now in the Hospital at Hanover, N H. His Condition is Reported to be Critical". Boston Daily Globe. February 27, 1904.
↑ 'S+FUNERAL.&pqatl=google "H. J. Hooper's Funeral: Many Students from Dartmouth at Services at Exeter--Beautiful Display of Floral Pieces". Boston Daily Globe. March 3, 1904. p. 2.

v t e 1903 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Jimmy Johnson QB Myron E. Witham HB Willie Heston HB Dana Kafer FB Ledyard Mitchell FB Richard Shore Smith C Henry Hooper G James Bloomer G John DeWitt G Andrew Marshall T James Hogan T Daniel Knowlton T Fred Schacht E Howard Henry E Charles Rafferty

Persondata
Name	Hooper, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	c. 1883
Place of birth
Date of death	February 29, 1904
Place of death	Hanover, New Hampshire

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