Daniel Hurley (American football)

Daniel Hurley
Harvard Crimson
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born:(1881-11-16)November 16, 1881[1]
Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:October 15, 1945(1945-10-15) (aged 63)
Career history
CollegeHarvard (1904–1905)
High schoolBoston Latin[1]
Career highlights and awards

Daniel J. Hurley (November 16, 1881 – October 15, 1945) was an American football player and doctor. He played college football at the halfback position for the Harvard Crimson football team and was selected as a consensus All-American in 1904 and 1905.[2][3] He was team captain for two years. Hurley was once badly injured, suffering a blood clot in the brain.[4][5][6]

Hurley graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1909 and interned at Boston City Hospital and Lying-In Hospital.[1] From 1913 to 1916 he practiced in Charlestown and was the assistant physician at the Charlestown State Prison.[1][7] From 1916 to 1917 he studied tuberculosis at the Trudeau Sanatorium. From 1918 to 1919 he was a captain in the United States Army. In 1919 he began practicing in Boston. From 1923 to 1931 he was a surgical specialist with the United States Veterans' Bureau.[1] From 1931 to 1938 he was a member of the state board of registration in medicine.[1][8] Hurley spent his later years in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. He died on October 15, 1945.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Donahue Appointed to Finance Board: Dr Hurley for Medical Registration Board". The Boston Daily Globe. August 20, 1931.
  2. ^ "Daniel Hurley Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Caspar Whitney (January 1905). "The Sportsman's View-Point" (PDF). The Outing Magazine.
  4. ^ Carla Killough McClafferty (September 2013). Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-or-Break Moment. p. 20. ISBN 9781467716659.
  5. ^ "Hurley Badly Injured". The New York Times. November 23, 1905.
  6. ^ "College News". The Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. 26, no. 75. January 3, 1906.
  7. ^ "Warry Charles Dies in Prison". The Boston Daily Globe. August 10, 1915.
  8. ^ "Council Votes in Dr. Jakmauh". The Boston Daily Globe. December 9, 1938.
  9. ^ "Death Notices". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1945.