Henry Luhn

Henry Bernard Luhn (August 14, 1867 – February 10, 1932) was an American college football player and coach and later a prominent physician in Spokane, Washington, from 1892 to 1932.

Catherine Ann Von Oltmans was the daughter of a prominent Holland family, and her father founded the Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn, New York.

In March, 1887, Luhn arranged an interest meeting of possible members for the new football team, and fifteen students met in Brownson Hall to discuss his proposal.

[2] In 1924, Luhn and the rest of the inaugural football team returned to Notre Dame for their homecoming day game against the Georgia Tech Golden Tornadoes.

[3] Upon arriving in Spokane in 1891, Luhn enjoyed a brief stint at Gonzaga University, where he established the football program there, and served as their first head coach from 1892 to 1898.

Captain Luhn, sitting center right