Ed Hake

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

Ed Hake

Penn Quakers
Position	Tackle
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.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College	Penn Quakers (1926–1927)
High school	West Catholic Prep (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1927)

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. "Hake Elected Captain of 1927 Penn Eleven". The Cornell Daily Sun. November 26, 1926.
2. (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  .
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).