About Hugh Janeway
Lived 1865 – 1921 (aged 55). Hugh Janeway was an american football player.
Hugh H. Janeway (December 3, 1865 – January 1, 1921) was an American football player, coach, and referee. He served as the co-head football coach with H. H. Vincent at Lafayette College in 1894, compiling a record of 5–6. Janeway played college football at Princeton University, where was a member of the 1889 Princeton Tigers football team, later recognized as a consensus national champion. He was also the captain of Princeton's track team in 1889. Janeway served as the head referee for the 1891 Yale vs. Crescent Athletic Club contest.
Janeway was born on December 3, 1865, in Plainfield, New Jersey. He died suddenly on January 1, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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American football player, coach, and referee
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Hugh Janeway was born on 3 December 1865 in Plainfield.
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Hugh Janeway died on 1 January 1921 in Philadelphia.
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Hugh Janeway was an american football player.
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