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307:, played by Rutgers in 1869. At the time, Van Dyck told a reporter, "Drop kicking was the great thing in those days. We played shoulder-to-shoulder in the line. The ball was heavier and of a different shape. There was no forward pass or head gear or padding except long hair and a bit of rubber clamped between the teeth."
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U.S. Passport
Application for William Van Bergen Van Dyck dated December 17, 1920. Shows birth date of September 8, 1875 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 . National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications,
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Van Dyck served as the head football coach for the
Rutgers football team during the 1898 and 1899 seasons, reportedly becoming "the team's first full-time coach." He compiled a 3–15–1 record as the head coach at Rutgers. He was also a member of the faculty at Rutgers College in 1899. Van Dyck
241:, the Democratic Club, the Athletic Association, the Peithessophian Literary Society, and the "Van Club" (with the nickname "Double Dutch"). He also played at the fullback position on the Rutgers football team from 1893 to 1894, was captain of the
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and engaged in the manufacturing business. From 1911 until 1925, he worked for
General Electric in Brazil and founded the General Electric Company of Brazil. By 1916, he was reportedly a managing director of General Electric in
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In 1901, Van Dyck married his second cousin, Frances
Reynolds Johnson, who was at that time a well known actress under the stage name "Fanny Johnson." She had recently appeared in the leading role in the popular musical comedy,
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Scientific Section at Rutgers College. While at Rutgers, he was the Secretary of the Electrical Club, a baritone in the Rutgers Glee Club, and a member of
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September 1969, Van Dyck returned to Rutgers as "the oldest living Scarlet Knight" for a celebration of 100th anniversary of the
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American football player and coach, electrical engineer and businessman
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in 1897 and a Masters of Science degree from Rutgers College in 1899.
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in 1893 and 1894 and served as the first full-time head coach of the
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team during the 1898 and 1899 seasons. He was associated with the
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player and coach, electrical engineer, and businessman. He played
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Players of American football from Middlesex County, New Jersey
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The Scarlet Letter, 1899, p. 138 (List of football captains).
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Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
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Van Dyck received an electrical engineering degree from
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Catalogue of the officers and alumni of Rutgers College
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Catalogue of the officers and alumni of Rutgers College
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285:. He retired from General Electric in 1945.
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668:"William V.B. Van Dyck, Jr. Records by Year"
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516:. Rutgers College. May 1894. p. 42.
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498:"William V. B. Van Dyck Papers"
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1147:American electrical engineers
314:, in March 1981, at age 105.
310:Van Dyck died at his home in
217:Van Dyck was born in 1875 at
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1152:American football fullbacks
617:The Scarlet Letter, p. 113.
305:first college football game
183:William Van Bergen Van Dyck
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628:"Columbia's Commencement"
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1157:Baseball second basemen
713:"Centenarian Rotarians"
867:William V. B. Van Dyck
843:William Ayres Reynolds
765:The St. Louis Republic
289:Family and later years
22:William V. B. Van Dyck
907:Alfred Ellet Hitchner
312:Schenectady, New York
283:Schenectady, New York
74:Schenectady, New York
891:Henry Van Hoevenberg
859:John C. B. Pendleton
318:Head coaching record
233:Rutgers and Columbia
164:Head coaching record
39:Biographical details
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250:Columbia University
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883:Arthur P. Robinson
747:The New York Times
678:on August 6, 2016.
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481:The New York Times
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270:Strait of Magellan
243:1894 football team
207:Strait of Magellan
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767:. March 15, 1901.
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1043:Doug Graber
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356:(1898–1899)
213:Early years
120:Position(s)
1121:Categories
1067:Kyle Flood
1051:Terry Shea
577:The Record
432:References
336:Conference
131:(baseball)
126:(football)
50:1875-09-08
1083:Chris Ash
592:August 6,
339:Standing
297:Florodora
239:Delta Phi
209:in 1906.
150:1898–1899
106:1893–1894
91:1893–1894
1101:(2020– )
1093:# (2019)
1077:# (2015)
835:No coach
819:No coach
405:Rutgers:
333:Overall
145:Football
124:Fullback
101:Baseball
86:Football
827:No team
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368:Rutgers
169:Overall
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110:Rutgers
95:Rutgers
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419:Total:
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363:1898
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