Thomas Hazzard

Thomas Robert Hazzard (October 24, 1871 – February 10, 1957) was an American football player and coach, minister, farmer, missionary, and riveter.

[1] He was as originally part of the class of 1895, but did not graduate until 1899, with a degree in theology..[2][3] While at Kenyon, he was a standout athlete and captain of the football team for two years.

His tactic was to dive into the wedge "...grabbing up enough feet that if a pile-up didn't occur the ball carrier would be open anyway for other defenders to get.

[6] The offence had trouble scoring in the first three games, starting the season 0–2–1, with close losses to Wittenberg (12–0) and Dayton Athletic Club (5–0) and a 0–0 tie to Earlham.

On story was how he "...had a trick, a habit of putting the man opposite me out of business by jamming an elbow against his neck...a couple of hard ones got him a little timid.

[9] Due to a tight budget, Hazzard also did a substantial amount of the manual labor to build the church including the furniture and altar.