W. Earl Dodge
William Earl Dodge III, was an American college football player at Princeton University, captain of the national champion 1877 Princeton Tigers football team.
Early life
Dodge was born in New York City on October 17, 1858. Commonly known as Earl, he was the eldest son of William E. Dodge Jr. Along with his younger brother Cleveland Hoadley Dodge, he attended Williston Seminary at Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was a good friend of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton.Career
Dodge was the captain of the national champion 1877 Princeton Tigers football team.He also led the meeting of the group on Nov. 18, 1876, in East College that launched the collegiate branch of the International YMCA.
Personal life
In 1879, he was married to Emmeline Harriman, daughter of Oliver Harriman and the sister of Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, Oliver Harriman, Jr., J. Borden Harriman, and Herbert M. Harriman. Together, they were the parents of two children:- Annie Cleveland Dodge, who married John H. McCullough.
- William Earl Dodge IV, who married Jessie Sloane, daughter of Henry T. Sloane. They divorced and she later remarried to George D. Widener Jr.