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E. H. Harlan

1886 – 1939

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, attorney

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Lived 1886 – 1939 (aged 53). E. H. Harlan was an American lawyer and american football player.

Edwin Hanson Webster "Jigger" Harlan (May 12, 1886 – August 7, 1939) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach, and attorney. He played football at Princeton University and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1907 College Football All-America Team. Harlan coached the Johns Hopkins University football and baseball teams in 1912. He served as the head football coach at Texas A&M University from 1915 to 1916.

Biography Harlan was born in Maryland in 1886. His father, William H. Harlan, was a judge in Bel Air, Maryland. Harlan graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1904.

Harlan graduated from Princeton in 1908 and enrolled at the University of Maryland School of Law, receiving his degree in 1911.

Harlan died in 1939 at Bel Air, Maryland, after a lengthy illness.

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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Also known as
Jigger, Edwin H. W. Harlan, Edwin H. W. "Jigger" Harlan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was E. H. Harlan?

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, attorney (1886-1939)

When was E. H. Harlan born?

E. H. Harlan was born on 1 May 1886 in Maryland.

When did E. H. Harlan die?

E. H. Harlan died on 7 August 1939 in Bel Air.

What was E. H. Harlan's occupation?

E. H. Harlan was a lawyer and american football player.

What nationality was E. H. Harlan?

E. H. Harlan was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: E. H. Harlan

· Wikidata: Q5321898

· DBpedia: Edwin Harlan

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