Alexander Hamilton Wallis College coach

Alexander Hamilton Wallis (March 28, 1872 – July 25, 1959) was an All-American football player. He played tackle for Yale University from 1890–1892 and was selected as an All-American in 1892.Wallis was the son of Hamilton Wallis, a prominent lawyer of East Orange, New Jersey. He had a brother, Nathan C. Wallis and a sister, Emeline Waldron Wallis, who married James Carr Dunn of London, England.Though Wallis was a lineman, he was a frequent ball carrier for Yale. In November 1892, an article reported that Wallis was running with the ball in his old form, getting off to a quick start, “hitting the line hard and tackling equally hard.”

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 28, 1872
Birth place
Jersey City New Jersey
Date of deathJuly 25, 1959
Place of death
New York

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