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| Princeton Tigers | |
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| Position | Guard/Kicker |
| Class | 1883 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1860-04-22)April 22, 1860 Virginia |
| Died: | July 9, 1939(1939-07-09) (aged 79) Maryland |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Princeton (1881–1882) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Triplett "Jerry" Haxall (April 22, 1860 – July 9, 1939) was a college football player. On November 30, 1882,[1] he kicked a 65-yard field goal from placement[2][n 1] for a then record[4] in the Princeton–Yale contest at the Polo Grounds.[5][6] The record stood until 1976.[7][8] Haxall later remarked "My epitaph will probably be: J. T. Haxall. Kicked a football. That's all."[9]
John Triplett Haxall was born in Virginia on April 22, 1860 to Bolling Walker Haxall and Anne Triplett. His father was a flour milling heir whose Richmond house built in 1858 is on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]
