Jackson Keefer

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Jackson Keefer
Jackson Keefer.jpg
Born:May 1, 1900
Olney, Illinois
Died:August 3, 1966
Dayton, Ohio
Career information
Position(s)Halfback, Fullback
CollegeMichigan, Brown
Career history
As player
1922Michigan
1924–1925Brown
1926Providence Steam Roller
1928Dayton Triangles

Jackson Milliman Keefer (May 1, 1900 – August 3, 1966) was American professional athlete in two sports.

Playing history[]

Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922.[1] Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and transferred to Brown University.[2][3] While playing for Brown, he was selected as a third-team All-American in 1924 by Walter Camp and in 1925 by the Associated Press, Walter Camp and Walter Eckersall.[4][5][6][7] He later played professional football for the Providence Steam Roller in 1926 and the Dayton Triangles in 1928.[8] Keefer also played professional baseball for Springfield in the Eastern League in 1927.[9] Keefer was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971, and in 2003 was selected as one of four backs on the 125th Anniversary All-Time Brown Football Team.[10] Keefer died in 1966 at age 66 at a Veterans Administration hospital in Dayton, Ohio.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "1922 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  2. ^ "KEEFER OF BROWN IS RATED AS STAR BACK". Appleton Post-Crescent. 1925-11-20.
  3. ^ "The Telosport". Times Signal. 1925-01-07.
  4. ^ "Walter Camp Slights Big Three In Naming All-America Eleven: Football Expert Neglects To Name Princeton, Harvard or Yale Man on His First Team". Appleton Post-Crescent. 1924-12-30.
  5. ^ "Associated Press Announces All-American Teams". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 1925-12-14.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Draws Blank as Rice Names Official All-American Eleven". Syracuse Herald. 1925-12-15.
  7. ^ "Westerners Lead On All-American: Chicago Critic Picks Team With Strong Aerial Attack". The Galveston Daily News. 1925-12-20.
  8. ^ "Jack Keefer profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  9. ^ "SPRINGFIELD SIGNS KEEFER, FORMER 8ROWN OUTFIELDER STAR". Bridgeport Telegram. 1927-04-02.
  10. ^ "BROWN'S TOP 50 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME VOTED TO 125TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM". Brown Bears. 2003-11-02.
  11. ^ "untitled obituary 8". The Hartford Courant. 1966-08-04. p. 16.
  12. ^ "Jackson Keefer, Ex-Brown Gridder". Newport Daily News. 1966-08-04.
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