 Franklin Morse, 1894 Mayo's Cut Plug card | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1873 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | May 27, 1929 (aged 56) Forest Knolls, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1894 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896 | Princeton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (1896) | |
| Awards | |
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Franklin Blake Morse (May 4, 1873 – May 27, 1929) was an All-American football player. Morse played halfback for Princeton University and was selected as an All-American in 1893. He also served as coach of Princeton's football team in 1896. Morse worked as a sports writer from 1904 to 1929, serving as a sports editor for the Associated Press and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was also the model for Charles Dana Gibson's popular drawing, "The Halfback."