American football player (1900–1966)
Jackson Milliman Keefer (May 1, 1900 – August 3, 1966) was American professional athlete in two sports.
Playing history
Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan . He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922.[ 1] Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and transferred to Brown University .[ 2] [ 3] While playing for Brown, he was selected as a third-team All-American in 1924 by Walter Camp and in 1925 by the Associated Press , Walter Camp and Walter Eckersall .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] He later played professional football for the Providence Steam Roller in 1926 and the Dayton Triangles in 1928.[ 8] Keefer also played professional baseball for Springfield in the Eastern League in 1927.[ 9] Keefer was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971, and in 2003 was selected as one of four backs on the 125th Anniversary All-Time Brown Football Team.[ 10] Keefer died in 1966 at age 66 at a Veterans Administration hospital in Dayton, Ohio .[ 11] [ 12]
References
^ "1922 Football Team" . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
^ "KEEFER OF BROWN IS RATED AS STAR BACK". Appleton Post-Crescent . November 20, 1925.
^ "The Telosport". Times Signal . January 7, 1925.
^ "Walter Camp Slights Big Three In Naming All-America Eleven: Football Expert Neglects To Name Princeton, Harvard or Yale Man on His First-team". Appleton Post-Crescent. December 30, 1924.
^ "Associated Press Announces All-American Teams". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 14, 1925.
^ "Syracuse Draws Blank as Rice Names Official All-American Eleven". Syracuse Herald. December 15, 1925.
^ "Westerners Lead On All-American: Chicago Critic Picks Team With Strong Aerial Attack". The Galveston Daily News. December 20, 1925.
^ "Jack Keefer profile" . pro-football-reference.com.
^ "SPRINGFIELD SIGNS KEEFER, FORMER 8ROWN OUTFIELDER STAR". Bridgeport Telegram . April 2, 1927.
^ "BROWN'S TOP 50 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME VOTED TO 125TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM" . Brown Bears. November 2, 2003.
^ "untitled obituary 8" . The Hartford Courant . August 4, 1966. p. 16. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
^ "Jackson Keefer, Ex-Brown Gridder". Newport Daily News . August 4, 1966.