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  • Franklin Morse
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  • Franklin Blake Morse (May 4, 1873 – May 27, 1929) was an All-American football player. Morse played halfback for Princeton University and was selected as an All-American in 1893. He also served as coach of Princeton's football team in 1896. He later became a sports writer from 1904–1929, serving as a sports editor for the Associated Press and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was also the model for Charles Dana Gibson's popular drawing, "The Halfback."
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Birth Date
  • 1873-05-04
Team
  • Princeton
death place
  • Forest Knolls, California
Name
  • Franklin B. Morse
  • Morse, Franklin
Caption
  • Franklin Morse, 1894 Mayo's Cut Plug card
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  • 175
Date of Death
  • 1929-05-27
Birth Place
College
death date
  • 1929-05-27
Place of Birth
Place of death
Date of Birth
  • 1873-05-04
Short Description
  • American football player and coach
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  • Franklin Blake Morse (May 4, 1873 – May 27, 1929) was an All-American football player. Morse played halfback for Princeton University and was selected as an All-American in 1893. He also served as coach of Princeton's football team in 1896. He later became a sports writer from 1904–1929, serving as a sports editor for the Associated Press and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was also the model for Charles Dana Gibson's popular drawing, "The Halfback."