Ben Ticknor
Benjamin Holt Ticknor (January 9, 1909 – September 12, 1979) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Ticknor was a prominent center for the Harvard Crimson, known especially for his play on defense.[1][2] He was captain of the 1930 team.[3][4] Harvard did not see its success of old during Ticknor's era, but he relished the beatings of rival Yale.[1]
 Ben Ticknor, 1930 Harvard Official Team Photograph | |
| Harvard Crimson – No. 55 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Class | 1931 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 9, 1909 Canton, Massachusetts |
| Died: | September 12, 1979 Peterborough, New Hampshire |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Harvard (1928–1930) |
| High school | Milton Academy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1954) | |
Ben Ticknor was the son of William Davis Ticknor, Sr. (1881–1938) and Ella Frances Wattles (1880 –1963). Thus his grandfather was another Benjamin Holt Ticknor and his great-grandfather another William Davis Ticknor (of Ticknor and Fields).
References
- Ben Ticknor at the College Football Hall of Fame
- "Class of '31 Finishes College in Building Era".
- Corbett, Bernard M. (2002). Harvard Football. ISBN 9780738510743.
- "Horween Stays at Harvard". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. December 3, 1929.
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