James Hogan (American football)

James Joseph Hogan (November 1, 1876 – March 20, 1910) was an Irish-American college football player. A member of the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1901 to 1904, he was recognized three times as a consensus All-America selection. He was posthumously elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

Biography
Hogan was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to Torrington, Connecticut, with his family while young. He entered Phillips Exeter Academy in 1897, and was captain of the gridiron football team in 1899 and 1900.

At Yale University, Hogan played four seasons as a tackle on the football varsity, 1901–1904, and was team captain of the 1904 Bulldogs. The Bulldogs compiled an overall 43–3–2 record during his four seasons. He also was a member of Yale's track team and the Skull and Bones secret society. 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. He entered Columbia Law School and while there wrote for the Columbia Law Review and the New York World. He graduated from Columbia in 1908. 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. He died in March 1910 from Bright's disease and was buried in Torrington, Connecticut.