At Yale University, Hogan played four seasons as a tackle on the football varsity, 1901–1904, and was team captain of the 1904 Bulldogs.[2] The Bulldogs compiled an overall 43–3–2 record during his four seasons.[1] He also was a member of Yale's track team and the Skull and Bones secret society.[2][7] He received All-America honors in football each season, the final three being a consensus selection.
After leaving Yale, Hogan returned to Phillips Exeter Academy and coached football.[8] He entered Columbia Law School and while there wrote for the Columbia Law Review and the New York World.[2] He graduated from Columbia in 1908.[2] After initially working at a law firm, he went to work for the City of New York as a deputy street cleaning commissioner, a role which he held until early 1910.[2] He died in March 1910 from Bright's disease[1][b] and was buried in Torrington, Connecticut.[9]
Notes
^ abHogan's date of birth is listed as November 1, 1876, by the College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Other sources vary: a 1910 Yale report listed it as October 31, 1872,[2]The New York Times said he was 36 at the time of his death (suggesting an 1873/74 birth date),[3] while other newspaper reports said he was born in 1874.[4] Phillips Exeter Academy records indicate he was 24 when he enrolled there in 1897, suggesting 1873/74.[5]
