Henry Hooper (American football) explained

Henry Judson Hooper
Birth Date:	January 13, 1883
Birth Place:	Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Death Place:	Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
School:	Dartmouth Big Green
Currentposition:	Center
Pastschools:	Dartmouth (1903)
Highlights:	Consensus All-American (1903)

Henry Judson Hooper (January 13, 1883February 28, 1904) was an American football player.

Biography

Hooper was born on January 13, 1883, in Exeter, New Hampshire.

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.^{[2] [3] [4]} He was 21 years old at the time of his death.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Award Winners . . 2012 . 4 .
2. News: 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 . . February 27, 1904 . July 6, 2017 . June 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615005007/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/691208322.html?dids=691208322:691208322&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+27,+1904&author=&pub=Boston+Daily+Globe&desc=HOOPER+IS+ILL.&pqatl=google . dead .
3. News: DARTMOUTH ATHLETE DEAD. Henry Hooper Was Considered Great Football Centre. . . February 29, 1904 . January 11, 2022 .
4. News: H. J. Hooper's Funeral: Many Students from Dartmouth at Services at Exeter--Beautiful Display of Floral Pieces . Boston Daily Globe . March 3, 1904 . 2 .