John Warne Herbert Jr.

John Warne Herbert Jr. (August 3, 1853 - August 26, 1934) was an American lawyer and member of the Rutgers team in the first ever college football game. He was also Chairman of the State Highway Commission of New Jersey. Quotes To appreciate this game to the full you must know something of its background," (...) "The two colleges were, and still are, of course, about 20 miles apart. The rivalry between them was intense. For years each had striven for possession of an old Revolutionary cannon, making night forays and lugging it back and forth time and again. Not long before the first football game, the canny Princetonians had settled this competition in their own favor by ignominiously sinking the gun in several feet of concrete. In addition to this, I regret to report, Princeton had beaten Rutgers in baseball by the harrowing score of 40-2. Rutgers longed for a chance to square things." Statement of 1933. The first game at Rutgers (archived, October 4, 2017) John W. Herbert was quoted about the first ever college football game between Rutgers University and Princeton University. External links Category:1853 births Category:1934 deaths Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:People from New Jersey Category:Rutgers University alumni