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| Yale Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 20, 1864 Union, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died: | April 14, 1945 (aged 80) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1969) | |
William Herbert "Pa" Corbin (July 20, 1864 – April 14, 1945)[1][2] was an American college football player for the Yale Bulldogs football team for Yale University from 1886 to 1888, during which time the team posted a 31–0–1 record. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
- ^ "William Herbert Corbin, B.A. 1889", Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Year 1944-1945, 41 (1), New Haven, Connecticut (published January 1, 1946): 31–2, 1946
- ^ "W. H. Corbin Dead; Star Yale Center. Captain of Undefeated Eleven of 1888, Tax Commissioner of Connecticut, 1907-20." (PDF), The New York Times, New York City, April 16, 1945