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BoggleGeorge Barclay (baseball)
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- For other persons named George Barclay, see George Barclay (disambiguation).
| George Barclay | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 16, 1876 |
| Place of birth | Millville, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date of death | April 3, 1909 (aged 32) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 162 pounds (73.5 kg) |
| Position(s) | Halfback, Outfielder |
| College | Bucknell University Lafayette College |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | 1897 "All Western Pennsylvania" Team |
| Teams | |
| 1897–1898 1902–1904 1904–1905 | Greensburg Athletic Association St. Louis Cardinals Boston Beaneaters |
George Oliver Barclay (May 16, 1876 in Millville, Pennsylvania – April 3, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and later the Boston Beaneaters. He was also an early professional football player-coach for the Greensburg Athletic Association. He was nicknamed "The Rose" for his concern with his looks and his eye for the ladies. Barclay also invented the first-ever football helmet.
Baseball
Barclay was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1902, with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals until he was sold to the Boston Beaneaters on September 11, 1904. He would play for Boston until his release from the team on May 22, 1905.
First football helmet and career
In 1898, Barclay is credited with inventing the first-ever football helmet, with the intention that it would prevent cauliflower ears. The helmet was constructed by a saddle-maker from nearby Easton with strips of leather harness padding. It made its debut in a Lafayette game against Penn on Oct. 24, 1896. The NCAA and the National Football League made helmets mandatory in 1939 and in 1941, respectively.
Barclay also was a member of the 1897 Lafayette football team that won the national championship. That same year he was a player-coach for the Greensburg Athletic Association. He ended the season on the player on that team named to the “All- Western Pennsylvania” team by the Pittsburgh Press. A year later, he was chosen by Dave Berry, the manager of the rivial Latrobe Athletic Association, to play for the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars in the very first football all-star game, against the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- LaFayette Alumni News: George Barclay 1896 Invented Football Helmet
- Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) (Annual): 1–14. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-An-165.pdf.
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