William J. Leggett (1989) - Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame

William J. Leggett

Induction:
1989
Class:
1870

Leggett served as captain of the first Rutgers football team. While many of the Rutgers and Princeton players were socializing before the inaugural game on November 6, 1869, Leggett and the Princeton captain, William S. Gummere, developed the afternoon's rules of play. Under Leggett's leadership and tactical guidance, the Scarlet eked out a 6-4 victory. Leggett later became a distinguished clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church.