Mark Farnum

Mark Farnum (ca. 1896 - August 22, 1957) was an All-American football player. He played tackle for Brown University in 1915 and 1916.

Farnum was a native of Georgiaville, Rhode Island, the son of a Rhode Island pioneer family. He began his athletic career at the Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts. The Evening Times of Pawtucket described Farnum's contributions in 1915 as follows: "Farnum played in all the games on the Brown schedule last season and his work both on the offensive and the defensive stood out prominently. Physically he is the biggest man among the players, standing 6 feet, 2 inches and weighing 220 pounds. Despite his size he is extremely active and fast."

Despite being elected captain of the 1917 football team, Farnum did not play in any games during the 1917, having enlisted in the U.S. Army following the entry of the United States into World War I. Farnum was commissioned as a lieutenant and served in France.

After being discharged from the Army, Farnum opened a cotton brokerage office in Providence. He rejoined his Brown teammate Fritz Pollard on a Steam Roller team that won the 1928 NFL championship and bears the distinction of being the last team not still in the NFL to have done so. Farnum was later employed as a research technician in the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co. experimental laboratory.