Edgar Wrightington

Halfback, Award Winner

1875 – 1945

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Who was Edgar Wrightington?

Edgar Newcomb Wrightington was an All-American football player and coach. He played as a back for the Harvard University football team and was selected for the All-American team in 1895. He served as Harvard's football coach in 1904. Wrightington later became a successful banker and oil and gas company executive. He served in various executive positions with Boston Consolidated Gas Cos., the New England Fuel and Transportation Co., and Beacon Oil Co.

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Born
Jul 30, 1875
Brookline
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Oct 31, 1945
Salem

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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