James John Quill

James John Quill
Biographical details
Alma materYale Law School (JD, 1906)
Playing career
1902–1903Amherst
1905Yale
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906Sewanee
Head coaching record
Overall8–1

James John Quill was an American football player and coach. He was a graduate of both Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Yale Law School.[1] Quill's hit on Francis Burr in the 1905 Harvard–Yale football game was a catalyst for major reforms in the game of college football.[2] He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1906, compiling a record of 8–1.[3]

  1. ^ Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates. Yale University. January 28, 2010. ISBN 9781444320817. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Davies, Richard O. (January 28, 2010). Rivals!: The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "100 Years of Modern football". Yale Daily News. Retrieved December 30, 2018.