Harrie Dadmun
{{Short description|American football player and stockbroker (1894–1980)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Harrie Dadmun
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth_date|1894|6|25}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|9|15|1894|6|25}}
| death_place = Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 235
| position = Tackle, End, Guard
| college = Tufts University
Harvard University
| pfr = DadmHa20
| teams = *Canton Bulldogs (1920)
- New York Brickley Giants (1921)
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Harrie Holland Dadmun (1894-1980) was an American stockbroker and professional football player.
Early life
Dadmun was born on June 25, 1894, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He played college football at Tufts College. After two years, he transferred to Harvard University. In 1916, he was elected the captain of Harvard squad.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/03/18/archives/dadmun-harvard-captain-right-guard-succeeds-gilman-as-leader-of.html|title=DADMUN HARVARD CAPTAIN.; Right Guard Succeeds Gilman as Leader of Football Team.|date=March 18, 1916|work=The New York Times|accessdate=December 5, 2017|issn=0362-4331}} That year, Dadmun was named first-team All-American by Walter Camp, Walter Eckersall, and Fielding H. Yost and second-team All-American by the United Press and International News Service. He graduated in 1917 and joined the United States Navy. He served in France during World War I and was discharged with the rank of ensign.{{cite news|title=Harrie Dadmun, Was Stockbroker, Football Captain At Harvard; At 86|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 17, 1980}}
Professional football
Dadmun spent two years of the American Professional Football Association, the forerunner to the National Football League, with the Canton Bulldogs and the New York Brickley Giants.
Business career
Personal life
Dadmun resided in Arlington for many years. He was chairman of the town's school committee. In 1950, he moved to Lincoln, Massachusetts. He died on September 15, 1980, at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts.
References
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{{1916 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:American football guards
Category:Canton Bulldogs players
Category:Harvard Crimson football players
Category:New York Brickley Giants players
Category:Tufts Jumbos football players
Category:Players of American football from Cambridge, Massachusetts