Roswell Tripp | |
Birth Date: | January 1884 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Date: | December 1962 |
Player Years1: | 1902 |
Player Team1: | Chicago |
Player Years2: | 1904-1905 |
Player Team2: | Yale |
Player Positions: | Guard |
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Roswell Tripp (January 1884 - December 1962) was an American football player.
Tripp attended The Hill School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he drew his attention for his talent as a football player. Tripp enrolled at the University of Chicago and played at the tackle for Amos Alonzo Stagg's 1902 football team. In January 1903, Tripp transferred to Yale University,[1] where he played guard for Yale University's football teams in 1904 and 1905 after sitting out the 1903 season. He was captain of Yale's championship team of 1905,[2] and was selected by Walter Camp as a first-team All-American in 1905.[3] He later worked as a stockbroker He died in October 1962.[4]