New Britain, CT Sports Hall of Fame
Walter Camp
Born in New Britain on April 7, 1859, and went on to be a legendary figure in football, to the point of being recognized as "The Father of American Football".....played and coached at Yale, compiling a brilliant coaching record of 67-2 from 1888 to 1892.....next he restructured the rules to make football the great game it is nowadays.....founded All-American selections in 1889.....member, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.....inducted into the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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