Walter Camp

Date of birth

Apr 7, 1859

New Haven, CT, USA

Yale

Jan 1, 1876

Entered Yale college for medical school

Played Rugby

Period: Jan 1, 1876 to Jan 1, 1882

3-year captain 1878, '79, and '81

Rules

Jan 1, 1880

rules convention that the contested scrummage be replaced with a "line of scrimmage" where the team with the ball started with uncontested possession

medical school

Jan 1, 1881

dropped out of medical school

national championship

Jan 1, 1888

wins 1st national championship

Coached at yale

Period: Jan 1, 1888 to Jan 1, 1892

67-2 record

married

Jun 30, 1888

Alice Graham

All-American team

Jan 1, 1889

Choosed all american-team

first son

Jan 1, 1891

Walter Camp jr.

2nd and 3rd national championship

Period: Jan 1, 1891 to Jan 1, 1892

1892 wins 2nd national championship, 1893 wins 3rd

coached stanford

Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Jan 1, 1895

12-3-3

First daughter

Jan 1, 1897

Janet Camp Troxrll

Died

Mar 14, 1925

Hall of Fame

Jan 1, 1951

inducted into college football