Crawford was born in 1881 in New York City.[1] His grandfather, Luther C. Clark, was one of the founders of the banking firm, Clark, Dodge & Co.[1] He attended Harvard University, where he played for the Harvard Crimson football team. In 1901 he was selected as a consensus All-American tackle.[2] The 1901 Harvard team defeated rival Yale by a score of 17 to 0.[3]
After graduating from Harvard, Blagden served as the line coach at Harvard under Percy Haughton.[1] In 1914, with the outbreak of war in Europe, Blagden and Grenville Clark developed the idea to develop camps to train civilians for potential wartime service as officers.[1] These camps at Plattsburgh, New York, became the Citizens' Military Training Camp. When the United States entered World War I, Blagden was trained at Plattsburgh and served as a lieutenant-colonel in the United States Army in France.[1] In 1918, he led an advance by the 317th Infantry to rescue the survivors of the so-called "Lost Battalion" from the Argonne Forest in France.[3][4]
After the war, Blagden worked for Atlantic Navigation Corporation and later for Joseph Walker & Sons, a stock brokerage company.[1] He retired in 1932.[1] Blagden was married twice. In 1911, he was married to Mary Hopkins, a granddaughter of Williams College president Mark Hopkins.[1] They had a son, Crawford Blagden, Jr. His first wife died in 1912.[3] In 1918, he married his second wife, Minna E. MacLeod of Nova Scotia.[1]
In January 1936, Blagden died at the Harkness Pavilion of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after suffering an attack of influenza. He was 55 years old when he died.[1][5]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghij"Col. Blagden Dies; World War Hero; Veteran of the 307th Helped to Rescue Lost Battalion in Argonne Forest in 1918; Football Star of 1901; Harvard Tackle Returned to His Alma Mater in After Years to Coach Line Players". The New York Times. January 13, 1937.
^ abc"Col. Crawford Blagden Dies From Influenza at 55: Aides in Rescuing Survivors of Lost Battalion; Harvard Football Star". The Lewiston Sun (AP story). January 12, 1937.
^"Blagden, Harvard Star, Led Advance: Captain's Men First to Reach Perles". Daily Boston Globe. September 8, 1918.
^"150 Attend Rites for Col. Blagden: Army Officers Act as Honorary Pallbearers at Service in Grace Church". The New York Times. January 15, 1937.
crawford, blagden, march, 1881, january, 1937, american, football, player, played, college, football, harvard, crimson, football, team, selected, consensus, american, tackle, position, 1901, born, 1881, march, 1881new, york, city, died, january, 1937, 1937, ag. Crawford Blagden March 2 1881 January 11 1937 was an American football player He played college football for the Harvard Crimson football team and was selected as a consensus All American at the tackle position in 1901 Crawford BlagdenBorn 1881 03 02 March 2 1881New York City U S Died January 11 1937 1937 01 11 aged 55 New York City U S Career informationPosition s TackleCollegeHarvard UniversityCrawford was born in 1881 in New York City 1 His grandfather Luther C Clark was one of the founders of the banking firm Clark Dodge amp Co 1 He attended Harvard University where he played for the Harvard Crimson football team In 1901 he was selected as a consensus All American tackle 2 The 1901 Harvard team defeated rival Yale by a score of 17 to 0 3 After graduating from Harvard Blagden served as the line coach at Harvard under Percy Haughton 1 In 1914 with the outbreak of war in Europe Blagden and Grenville Clark developed the idea to develop camps to train civilians for potential wartime service as officers 1 These camps at Plattsburgh New York became the Citizens Military Training Camp When the United States entered World War I Blagden was trained at Plattsburgh and served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army in France 1 In 1918 he led an advance by the 317th Infantry to rescue the survivors of the so called Lost Battalion from the Argonne Forest in France 3 4 After the war Blagden worked for Atlantic Navigation Corporation and later for Joseph Walker amp Sons a stock brokerage company 1 He retired in 1932 1 Blagden was married twice In 1911 he was married to Mary Hopkins a granddaughter of Williams College president Mark Hopkins 1 They had a son Crawford Blagden Jr His first wife died in 1912 3 In 1918 he married his second wife Minna E MacLeod of Nova Scotia 1 In January 1936 Blagden died at the Harkness Pavilion of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after suffering an attack of influenza He was 55 years old when he died 1 5 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Col Blagden Dies World War Hero Veteran of the 307th Helped to Rescue Lost Battalion in Argonne Forest in 1918 Football Star of 1901 Harvard Tackle Returned to His Alma Mater in After Years to Coach Line Players The New York Times January 13 1937 Award Winners PDF NCAA 2012 p 4 a b c Col Crawford Blagden Dies From Influenza at 55 Aides in Rescuing Survivors of Lost Battalion Harvard Football Star The Lewiston Sun AP story January 12 1937 Blagden Harvard Star Led Advance Captain s Men First to Reach Perles Daily Boston Globe September 8 1918 150 Attend Rites for Col Blagden Army Officers Act as Honorary Pallbearers at Service in Grace Church The New York Times January 15 1937 External links editCrawford Blagden at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crawford Blagden amp oldid 1166683972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
