Jack Lindsay (sportsperson)
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| Washington Huskies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Died | May 22, 1898 |
| Career information | |
| High school | Everett High School |
John J. Lindsay was an American college football and basketball player for the Washington Huskies.[1][2][3]
Lindsay was among the 34 drowned in the May 22, 1898 sinking of the schooner Jane Gray, traveling from Seattle to the gold fields at Kotzebue Sound.[4][1][5]
References
- 1 2 Jenks, Jayson (September 11, 2018). "The tragic tale of Jack Lindsay: Washington's forgotten football hero". The Athletic.
- ↑ "F.W. Cobb Charles Cobb Papa Cobb football Seattle Athletic Club". The Post-Intelligencer. 1898. p. 17.
- ↑ "Jack Lindsay captain track team UW Washington 1897". The Post-Intelligencer. 1897. p. 3.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-1898-shipwrec/188368192/
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-john-j-lindsay-ja/188368737/
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- 19th-century players of American football
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- 1898 deaths
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