(1898-03-15)March 15, 1898 New Haven, Connecticut, US
Died:
September 27, 1919(1919-09-27) (aged 21) Durham, New Hampshire, US
Career history
College
Connecticut Agricultural College (1919)
High school
New Haven High School
Gardner Dow (March 15, 1898[1] – September 27, 1919) was an American college football player for the Connecticut Aggies.[2] He died of traumatic brain injury sustained in a game against the University of New Hampshire.[3] Connecticut Agricultural College (now the University of Connecticut) named its athletic field in his honor. The Gardner Dow Field served as the football team's home pitch for decades.[4]
^Anthony, Mike (March 29, 2014). "Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^"Gardner Dow Loses Life in New Hampshire Game". The Connecticut Campus. Vol. 6, no. 3. Storrs, Connecticut: University of Connecticut. October 3, 1919. hdl:11134/20002:860192574. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^Smith, Laura (September 26, 2019). "The Death of Gardner Dow". Archives and Special Collections Blog. University of Connecticut. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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Conference Yankee Conference Record 20–3 (10–0 Yankee) Head coach J. O. Christian (24th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1958 1960 →...
England Conference Record 4–4 (1–2 New England) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (7th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1939 1941 →...
Conference New England Conference Record 0–6–2 (0–2–1 New England) Head coach Sumner Dole Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1931 1933 →...
Yankee Conference Record 4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (15th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1948 1950 →...
England Conference Record 7–2 (2–0 New England) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (3rd season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1935 1937 →...
football Conference Yankee Conference Record 3–5 (0–3 Yankee) Head coach Arthur Valpey Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1949 1951 →...
England Conference Record 2–6 (0–2 New England) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (8th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1940 1942 →...
Yankee Conference Record 3–5 (2–1 Yankee) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (14th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1947 1949 →...
England Conference Record 6–2 (2–0 New England) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (9th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1941 1944 →...
England Conference Record 3–5–1 (0–3–1 New England) Head coach Sumner Dole (3rd season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1924 1926 →...
England Conference Record 7–1 (2–0 New England) Head coach J. Orlean Christian (11th season) Home stadium GardnerDow Athletic Fields Seasons ← 1944 1946 →...
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