John Dalton (American football)

John Dalton
Navy Midshipmen
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born:(1889-04-01)April 1, 1889
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:March 10, 1919(1919-03-10) (aged 29)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1970)

John Patrick Dalton (April 1, 1889 – March 10, 1919) was an American college football player and captain for the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy.[1] He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1911, and elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.[2] In 1919, he died due to a "bronchial ailment".[2]

  1. ^ Navy Midshipmen Football History (PDF). 2014. pp. 3, 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "John Dalton (1970) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2019.