Henry Hobbs
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 10, 1887 Slatersville, Rhode Island |
| Died | June 28, 1931 (aged 44) New York, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1906 | Dartmouth |
| 1907–1909 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1910–1913 | Amherst |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–17–2 |
Henry Homer Hobbs (May 10, 1887 –June 28, 1931) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University and was selected as a consensus All-American at the tackle position in 1909. He also served as the head coach at Amherst College from 1910 to 1913, compiling a 13–17–2 record with the Lord Jeffs.
During World War I, Hobbs was active with the Commission for Relief in Belgium and the American Field Service. When the United States entered the war, he served in the United States Army and was put in charge of the procurement, storage, and distribution of lubricating oils for the American Expeditionary Forces.
Hobbs was born in 1887 in Slatersville, Rhode Island. His father, Charles Henry Hobbs, owned a knitting mill in Palmer, Massachusetts. Hobbs attended preparatory school at Andover and was captain of the Andover football team in 1905.
Hobbs enrolled at Dartmouth College during the 1906-1907 academic year and played on the Dartmouth Big Green football team in 1906. He subsequently transferred to Yale and joined Yale's football team in 1907. He was selected as a consensus All-American at the tackle position in 1909. Hobbs was also a "star hammer thrower" for Yale. He was also a member of The Colony and Berzelus while at Yale.
Hobbs was hired as the head football coach at Amherst in January 1910. He was the head coach at Amherst from 1910 to 1913, compiling a 13–17–2 record. In January 1914, Hobbs announced that he would not return as Amherst's football coach in the fall of 1914. Hobss stated that he intended to focus on his business duties.
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