Thomas Jesse Drumheller | |
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Born | January 18, 1873 |
Died | January 28, 1954 | (aged 81)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Known for | Football player/Sheep rancher |
Thomas Jesse Drumheller (January 18, 1873 – January 28, 1954) was an American football player, lawyer and sheep rancher. He played college football as the quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1896 and was the roommate of Herbert Hoover at Stanford University. He was the son of a pioneer family of Walla Walla, Washington, and later became owner of one of the largest sheep ranches in the Pacific Northwest, with a ranch of nearly 25,000 acres. He was also the president of the Washington State Wool Growers Association from 1913 to 1948.