James John Quill
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1882 |
| Died | March 8, 1918 (aged 35) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School (JD, 1906) |
| Playing career | |
| 1902–1903 | Amherst |
| 1905 | Yale |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1906 | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–1 |
James John Quill (c. 1882 – March 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He was a graduate of both Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Yale Law School.[1] Quill's hit on Francis Burr in the 1905 Harvard–Yale football game was a catalyst for major reforms in the game of college football.[2] He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906, compiling a record of 8–1.[3]
In 1918, Quill was working as the clerk of the grand jury system in Hudson County, New Jersey.[4] In early March of that year, he went to Battle Creek, Michigan to treat a kidney ailment.[5] He died on March 8, 1918, in Battle Creek, at the age of 35.[6][7][8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Sewanee | 8–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Sewanee: | 8–1 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates. Yale University. January 28, 2010. ISBN 9781444320817. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Davies, Richard O. (January 28, 2010). Rivals!: The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "100 Years of Modern football". Yale Daily News. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Quill Brilliant As Gridiron Star". Hudson Observer. Jersey City, New Jersey. March 9, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ ""Jim" Quill Off To Battle Creek". Hudson Observer. Jersey City, New Jersey. March 6, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Obituary Notes". The New York Times. New York, New York. March 9, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Funeral Of Atty. Quill". Holyoke Daily Transcript. Holyoke, Massachusetts. March 12, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Amherst Commencement". Holyoke Daily Transcript. Holyoke, Massachusetts. June 4, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .