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Walter Camp

  • Date of birth

    New Haven, CT, USA
  • Yale

    Yale
    Entered Yale college for medical school
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    Played Rugby

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

    Rules
    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

    dropped out of medical school
  • national championship

    national championship
    wins 1st national championship
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    Coached at yale

    67-2 record
  • married

    Alice Graham
  • All-American team

    Choosed all american-team
  • first son

    Walter Camp jr.
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    2nd and 3rd national championship

    1892 wins 2nd national championship, 1893 wins 3rd
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    coached stanford

    12-3-3
  • First daughter

    Janet Camp Troxrll
  • Died

  • Hall of Fame

    inducted into college football