Walter Camp, in full Walter Chauncey Camp was born in April 7, 1859, New Britain, U.S. and died in March 14, 1925, New York. Sports authority best known for having selected the earliest All-America teams in American college gridiron football. More important, Camp played a leading role in developing the American game as distinct from rugby football.
As an undergraduate and then as a medical student atYale (1876–81), Camp played halfback, served as team captain (at that time equivalent to head coach), and became a member of the Intercollegiate Football Association. From 1880 this ruling body accepted various innovations proposed by Camp: the ... (100 of 295 words)