20 Facts About Eddie Mahan

Edward William Mahan was an American football player.

Eddie Mahan was widely regarded as one of the greatest football players in the first 50 years of the sport and was named by Jim Thorpe as the greatest football player of all time.

Eddie Mahan enrolled at Harvard in 1912 and played halfback for Harvard's varsity football team.

Eddie Mahan played his first varsity game for Harvard in 1913 against Maine and scored two touchdowns, including a 67-yard run.

Eddie Mahan had everything, he could run, pass and kick.

Eddie Mahan was big, weighed 190 pounds, was smart enough to play quarterback and good enough to play in the line.

Eddie Mahan was frequently mentioned among the greats of the game.

In 1951, Eddie Mahan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the first group of inductees.

Eddie Mahan played for Harvard's varsity baseball team for three years.

Eddie Mahan was offered a contract by several major league clubs, but none was willing to meet his demand for a salary of $6,500.

Eddie Mahan described his negotiations in an interview with the Oakland Tribune:.

Eddie Mahan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard in the spring of 1916, with a major in political science and economy.

Eddie Mahan played semi-professional baseball in New Haven during the summer of 1916 and worked as the head of the Woodrow Wilson clubs in New York state.

Eddie Mahan was named to Paul Purman's 1917 All-Service football team.

In 1926, Eddie Mahan went to Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Eddie Mahan served as director of athletics at the Newman School in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Eddie Mahan served as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy during World War II.

In 1975, after a long illness, Eddie Mahan died of cancer at Glover Memorial Hospital in Needham, Massachusetts.

At the time of his death, Eddie Mahan was a resident of his hometown, Natick, Massachusetts.

Eddie Mahan was survived by his wife, Beryl Boardman Mahan, two daughters, and six grandchildren.