Barry Wood (American football)
Wood in a 1932 publication of The Washington Times | |
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| Position | quarterback |
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| Born | May 4, 1910 Milton, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | March 9, 1971 (aged 60) Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Career information | |
| College | Harvard University (1929–1931) |
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William Barry Wood Jr. (May 4, 1910 – March 9, 1971) was an American football player and medical educator. Wood played quarterback for Harvard during the 1929–1931 seasons and was one of the most prominent football players of his time. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
An accomplished student as well as a gifted athlete, Wood went on to a highly successful academic career in medicine and microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University. His son, William Barry Wood III (1938–2024), became a prominent molecular biologist and was also elected to the National Academy of Sciences.