Ed Hake

Ed Hake
Penn Quakers
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born:(1904-04-07)April 7, 1904
Michigan, U.S.
Died:September 12, 1978(1978-09-12) (aged 74)
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
CollegePenn Quakers (1926–1927)
High schoolWest Catholic Prep
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Edward William Hake (April 7, 1904 – September 12, 1978) was an American college football player.

Hake was born in Michigan in 1904. He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia. He was a star tackle on West Catholic's football team.[1]

Hake attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played football for the Penn Quakers football teams in 1926 and 1927. He was a consensus selection at the tackle position on the 1927 All-America team.[2] He was also elected as the captain of the 1927 Penn Quakers football team.[1] At the conclusion of the 1927 season, Penn head coach Lou Young said of Hake:

His courage, aggressiveness and determination to lead his fellow players to victory, made him stand out as one of the greatest football players that ever attired himself in a football uniform of the University of Pennsylvania. His excellent tackling and defensive work . . . paved the way for Pennsylvania to emerge victorious . . ."[3]

Hake also competed in wrestling and boxing at Penn.[1][4]

In 1940, Hake was employed as an insurance broker and was living in Philadelphia with his wife, Celeste, and their son, Tucker.[5] He died of a heart attack, on September 12, 1978, in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hake Elected Captain of 1927 Penn Eleven". The Cornell Daily Sun. November 26, 1926.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Should Elect Hake All-American Leader". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 2, 1927. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn Boxing Tutor Aims To Make Heayweight King of Ed Hake, Gridiron Giant". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 10, 1926. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 1940 U.S. Census entry for Edward W. Hake, age 35, born in Michigan. Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3704; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 51-572. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  6. ^ "Edward W. Hake". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 14, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Edward Hake, last residence 18074 Perkiomenville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, born 7 Apr 1904, died September 1978, SSN issued Pennsylvania (Before 1951).