Son of William Leggett
and Emily Augusta Sargent
Husband of Mary Eva Parsell
(daughter of Fannie Price
and John V. A. Parsell)
OBIT - NYACK, NY Oct. 28, 1925 - The Rev. Dr. William J. Leggett, Vice President of the Reformed Church organization of the U.S., died in his home here today from paralysis, with which he was stricken on Saturday. He had celebrated his 77th birthday recently. Dr. Leggett had the distinction of playing in the first collegiate game of football on record in this country, that between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, being captain of the Rutgers team. Undergraduates and the Facuity of Rutgers recently presented to him a gold cup in commemoration of his services as football captain and as stroke of the crew.
and Emily Augusta Sargent
Husband of Mary Eva Parsell
(daughter of Fannie Price
and John V. A. Parsell)
OBIT - NYACK, NY Oct. 28, 1925 - The Rev. Dr. William J. Leggett, Vice President of the Reformed Church organization of the U.S., died in his home here today from paralysis, with which he was stricken on Saturday. He had celebrated his 77th birthday recently. Dr. Leggett had the distinction of playing in the first collegiate game of football on record in this country, that between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, being captain of the Rutgers team. Undergraduates and the Facuity of Rutgers recently presented to him a gold cup in commemoration of his services as football captain and as stroke of the crew.
Son of William Leggett
and Emily Augusta Sargent
Husband of Mary Eva Parsell
(daughter of Fannie Price
and John V. A. Parsell)
OBIT - NYACK, NY Oct. 28, 1925 - The Rev. Dr. William J. Leggett, Vice President of the Reformed Church organization of the U.S., died in his home here today from paralysis, with which he was stricken on Saturday. He had celebrated his 77th birthday recently. Dr. Leggett had the distinction of playing in the first collegiate game of football on record in this country, that between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, being captain of the Rutgers team. Undergraduates and the Facuity of Rutgers recently presented to him a gold cup in commemoration of his services as football captain and as stroke of the crew.
and Emily Augusta Sargent
Husband of Mary Eva Parsell
(daughter of Fannie Price
and John V. A. Parsell)
OBIT - NYACK, NY Oct. 28, 1925 - The Rev. Dr. William J. Leggett, Vice President of the Reformed Church organization of the U.S., died in his home here today from paralysis, with which he was stricken on Saturday. He had celebrated his 77th birthday recently. Dr. Leggett had the distinction of playing in the first collegiate game of football on record in this country, that between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, being captain of the Rutgers team. Undergraduates and the Facuity of Rutgers recently presented to him a gold cup in commemoration of his services as football captain and as stroke of the crew.
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