Bernard Trafford

Bernard Trafford
Born	Bernard Walton Trafford July 2, 1871 Westport, Massachusetts, US
Occupation	Banker
College football career
Harvard Crimson
Position	Fullback
Class	1893
Career history
College	Exeter (1888) Harvard (1889–1892)
High school	Fall River
Personal information
Date of birth	July 2, 1871
Place of birth	Westport, Massachusetts
Career highlights and awards
National championship (1890) NCAA points leader (1891)

Bernard Walton Trafford (July 2, 1871 – ) was an American college football and baseball player. Trafford was a prominent fullback for the Harvard Crimson football team from 1889 to 1892,^[1] captain of the 1891 and 1892 teams.^[2][3][4][5] He kicked five field goals in a game against Cornell in 1890, a season in which Harvard was national champion.^[6] Trafford scored 64 points in a game against Wesleyan in 1891,^[7][8] and led the nation in scoring that year with 270 points.^[7] His teammate Everett Lake led the nation in touchdowns the same season. Trafford was captain of the first team to employ the flying wedge blocking scheme.^[9] Trafford helped coach the 1893 team.^[10] After college he was employed at the Bell Telephone System, then as a banker in Boston.^[11]

References

1. "Foot Ball Captain.". thecrimson.com.
2. "B. W. Trafford For Captain". Boston Post. January 16, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved November 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "The Harvard Monthly". google.com.
4. "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Football Captains". Harvard.
5. "Harvard Football Men". Boston Evening Transcript. September 17, 1892.
6. http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane%3A22984/datastream/PDF/view
7. http://www.secsportsfan.com/support-files/pre-1937cfbleaders.pdf
8. "Depth a major problem for declining Eastern powers". Times Daily. September 28, 1990.
9. "St. Nicholas". google.com.
10. "B. W. Trafford Coach.". thecrimson.com.
11. "Harvard College Class of 1893 Secretary's Fifth Report". google.com.