Harry S. Hammond
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Harry Stevens Hammond was an American football
player and businessman. He played college football
at the University of Michigan
from 1904 to 1907. He later had a career in business with the Pressed Steel Car Company and the National Tube Co.
in November 1884. He came from a family that manufactured iron for generations at Crown Point. His grandfather was Brig. Gen. John Hammond
, who served in the Union Army
during the Civil War
and later became a U.S. Congressman from New York. When the Hammond family's iron works began to suffer as a result of competition from Lake Superior iron ore, the family moved to Chicago. Hammond's father, Charles Lyman Hammond, was a New York native, a graduate of the United States Military Academy
, and a real estate businessman. His mother, Mary Electra (Stevens) Hammond, was a Vermont native. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Hammond lived in Chicago with his parents, four brothers, John (born December 1880), Charles H. (born August 1882), Thomas S. (born October 1883), and Robert (born February 1889), and two servants. He attended the public schools in Chicago.
Hammond's four brothers each became amateur athletes. His older brother, John S. Hammond
, played football at the University of Chicago
, was a track and field competitor in the 1904 Summer Olympics
and was credited with making ice hockey
a major sport in the United States during his time as chairman of the board of the Madison Square Garden
corporation. Brother Thomas S. Hammond
, also played football for Michigan.
in 1903. He played on the All-Freshman football team in 1903 before joining the varsity team as a sophomore. He played for the Michigan Wolverines football
team from 1904 to 1907 and was one of the leading scorers on the 1904
and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football team
s. He played at the halfback, fullback and end positions. The 1906 University of Michigan yearbook noted:
Hammond was also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity at Michigan. Hammond graduated from the University of Michigan with a mechanical engineering degree in 1908.
Hammond married Helen Hoffstot at Port Washington, New York
, in June 1917. At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Hammond was living in Manhattan with his wife Helen and their son Harry S. Hammond, Jr. His occupation was listed as a salesman for pressed cars. In a draft registration card dated September 1918, Hammond indicated that hew was a manger for the Pressed Steel Car Co. in Philadelphia. At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Hammond was living in Garden City, New York
with his wife Helen, their three children (Harry S. Hammond, Jr., Frank H. Hammond and Anne Hammond), and two servants. His occupation was listed as a sales agent for street cars.
During the 1930s, Hammond was associated with the gas industry business of National Tube Co., a subsidiary and later division of United States Steel Corp.
Hammond died in Westport, Connecticut
in June 1960.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and businessman. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
from 1904 to 1907. He later had a career in business with the Pressed Steel Car Company and the National Tube Co.
Early years
Hammond was born in Crown Point, New YorkCrown Point, New York
Crown Point is a town in Essex County, New York, USA. The population was 2,119 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is a direct translation of the original French name, "Point au Chevalure."...
in November 1884. He came from a family that manufactured iron for generations at Crown Point. His grandfather was Brig. Gen. John Hammond
John Hammond (New York)
John Hammond was an American manufacturer, Union Army general and politician from New York.-Life:...
, who served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and later became a U.S. Congressman from New York. When the Hammond family's iron works began to suffer as a result of competition from Lake Superior iron ore, the family moved to Chicago. Hammond's father, Charles Lyman Hammond, was a New York native, a graduate of the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
, and a real estate businessman. His mother, Mary Electra (Stevens) Hammond, was a Vermont native. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Hammond lived in Chicago with his parents, four brothers, John (born December 1880), Charles H. (born August 1882), Thomas S. (born October 1883), and Robert (born February 1889), and two servants. He attended the public schools in Chicago.
Hammond's four brothers each became amateur athletes. His older brother, John S. Hammond
John S. Hammond
Col. John S. Hammond was an original sponsor and the first president of the New York Rangers franchise in the National Hockey League .-References:...
, played football at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, was a track and field competitor in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
and was credited with making ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
a major sport in the United States during his time as chairman of the board of the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
corporation. Brother Thomas S. Hammond
Thomas S. Hammond
Thomas Stevens "Tom" or "T.S." Hammond was an American business and political leader, soldier and football player and coach. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1903, 1904 and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan. In 1906, he served as the head coach...
, also played football for Michigan.
University of Michigan
Hammond enrolled at the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1903. He played on the All-Freshman football team in 1903 before joining the varsity team as a sophomore. He played for the Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
team from 1904 to 1907 and was one of the leading scorers on the 1904
1904 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1904 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1904 college football season. In the team's fourth season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a perfect 10–0 record and outscored opponents 567–22. The 1904 team was the fourth of Yost's...
and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football team
1905 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1905 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1905 college football season. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Regents Field...
s. He played at the halfback, fullback and end positions. The 1906 University of Michigan yearbook noted:
"No better exhibition of pluck was ever shown than his work in the Wisconsin game. Playing without a headgear, he dived headlong int the Badgers' interference time after time, breaking it up and enabling Tom to get the man with the ball. The manner in which he and Garrels outplayed the Chicago ends in the closing game was one of the redeeming feature [sic] of that contest. He repeatedly tackled the dreaded [Walter] EckersallWalter EckersallWalter "Eckie" Eckersall was an American football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.-Early life:...
for losses or forced him to run out of bounds. While not a spectacular player, Hammond's courage and cool make him one of the most valuable players on the 1905 eleven."
Hammond was also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
fraternity at Michigan. Hammond graduated from the University of Michigan with a mechanical engineering degree in 1908.
Later years and family
Hammond worked for several months after receiving his degree for the Kenwood Bridge Co. in Chicago. In 1908, he became associated with the Pressed Steel Car Co. of Pittsburgh. He worked for the latter company as a draftsman, estimator and sales agent at least into the 1920s. At the time of the 1910 United States Census, he was living in Chicago with his parents and working as a sales agent for a steel car company.Hammond married Helen Hoffstot at Port Washington, New York
Port Washington, New York
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the community population was 15,846....
, in June 1917. At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Hammond was living in Manhattan with his wife Helen and their son Harry S. Hammond, Jr. His occupation was listed as a salesman for pressed cars. In a draft registration card dated September 1918, Hammond indicated that hew was a manger for the Pressed Steel Car Co. in Philadelphia. At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Hammond was living in Garden City, New York
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
with his wife Helen, their three children (Harry S. Hammond, Jr., Frank H. Hammond and Anne Hammond), and two servants. His occupation was listed as a sales agent for street cars.
During the 1930s, Hammond was associated with the gas industry business of National Tube Co., a subsidiary and later division of United States Steel Corp.
Hammond died in Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
in June 1960.