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March 14, 1925 (65 years old)
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Aries
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Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system of downs. With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football. He attended Yale College, where he played and coached college football. Camp's Yale teams of 1888, 1891, and 1892 have been recognized as national champions. Camp was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach during 1951. Camp wrote articles and books on the gridiron and sports in general, annually publishing an "All-American" team. By the time of his death, he had written nearly 30 books and more than 250 magazine articles.
BornApril 7, 1859, New Britain, Connecticut
DiedMarch 14, 1925, New York
Position(s)Halfback
Overall79–5–3

About Walter Camp

Football Coach Walter Camp was born in Connecticut, United States on April 7, 1859. He dies at the age of 65, on March 14, 1925.

Camp is considered as a founding father of the American game of football for his contributions to the formation of the Intercollegiate Football Association and the development of the sport's down and line of scrimmage regulations. He coached three national championship-winning football teams at Yale in the late 1800s and then went on to coach at Stanford.

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Walter Camp before becoming famous

Walter Camp was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1859 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).

He obtained early employment with the New Haven Clock Company after getting a bachelor's degree from Yale College and briefly attending Yale Medical School.

Achievement of Walter Camp

He was a prolific sportswriter in addition to his coaching career. He wrote approximately three dozen books and over two hundred articles during his lifetime.

Walter Camp's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in New Britain, Connecticut, to Everett and Ellen Camp. Janet and Walter, Jr. were his children from his marriage to Alice Graham Sumner.

Walter Camp Collabed with

He and Football Player John Heisman were two of the most influential people in the growth of American football.

John Heisman (1869 - 1936) (Football Player)
John Heisman (1869 - 1936)

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Walter Camp Income & Net worth

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