Henry Moffat

This article is about the American football player/physician. For the Scottish mathematician, see Henry Keith Moffatt. For other uses, see Moffat (surname).

Henry Moffat
Born(1855-12-20)December 20, 1855
DiedMarch 25, 1926(1926-03-25) (aged 70)
Yonkers, New York
OccupationPhysician
College football career
Princeton Tigers
Class1875
Career history
CollegePrinceton (1872–1874)

Henry Moffat (December 20, 1855 – March 25, 1926) was a medical doctor in Yonkers, New York. Mark Twain was one of his clients.[1] He caused the building of a tuberculosis hospital.[2] He was a member of a draft board during World War I.[3]

Moffat also attended Princeton University,[4] where he was a prominent football player. He kicked off the first Princeton–Yale game in 1873.[5][6][7] He was also a golfer; a member of the "Apple Tree Gang" and St. Andrew's golf club.[8]

  1. ^ "Volume 3 – Page 81 – Mark Twain Day By Day".
  2. ^ "DR. HENRY MOFFAT OF YONKERS DEAD; Dean of His Profession Had Caused the Building of a City Tuberculosis Hospital. NOTED PRINCETON ATHLETE Member of the Football Team of 1873 That Started the Series of Games With Yale". March 26, 1926 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ Yonkers, N. Y. Mayor's honor roll committee [from old catalog; Harrington, Purnell Frederick (September 25, 1922). "Yonkers in the world war, including the honor roll of the citizens of Yonkers who served in the military forces of the United States during the world war". Norwood, Mass., The Plimpton press – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ University, Princeton (September 25, 1908). "General Catalogue of Princeton University" – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Mark F. (September 19, 2001). Football. ISBN 0812236270.
  6. ^ "Princeton Alumni Weekly". google.com. 1923.
  7. ^ "Prominent Physician Is Victim of Heart Trouble After Illness of But Few Days". The Yonkers Herald. March 25, 1926. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ J. Lewis Brown. "Where Did Cis-Atlantic Golf Begin". Golf Illustrated: 30.