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
Ben Ticknor, 1930 Harvard Official Team Photograph
Harvard Crimson No. 55
PositionCenter
Class1931
Career history
CollegeHarvard (19281930)
High schoolMilton Academy
Personal information
Born:January 9, 1909
Canton, Massachusetts
Died:September 12, 1979
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American (1929, 1930)
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

  1. Ben Ticknor at the College Football Hall of Fame
  2. "Class of '31 Finishes College in Building Era".
  3. Corbett, Bernard M. (2002). Harvard Football. ISBN 9780738510743.
  4. "Horween Stays at Harvard". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. December 3, 1929.


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