Position: Center/Tackle
Years: 1902-1905
Place of Birth: Henrico County, VA
Date of Birth: Jul 12, 1878
Place of Death: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Death: Jan 11, 1941
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
High School: Montclair, NJ (Montclair HS)
President Teddy Roosevelt stared in disbelief at the newspaper photograph in front of him. The image of Swarthmore guard Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, his face battered, bruised and bloodied, enraged the President. Football violence had gone far enough. The President threatened to ban the sport and his threat was answered by sweeping rule changes and a civilization of the game. Maxwell's scars were the result of play in an 11-4 Swarthmore loss to powerful Penn, a 1905 contest which changed the course of football history. Robert Torrey, the Penn captain, was the center playing opposite Maxwell that day. Although Torrey can not be personally blamed for Maxwell's plight, it is no secret that the Penn line double and triple-teamed Maxwell, feeling that if they stopped "Tiny" they could finish the season unbeaten. Indeed, they did claim an undefeated record in 1905, winning 12 and tying Lafayette, 6-6. When the Quakers went 12-0-0 the previous year, Swarthmore had been the only team to score against them. For certain, the Penn teams in those early years at the turn of the 20th Century were powerhouses in the blood and brawn days of gridiron pioneering. Torrey was among the best of the nation's linemen and, won All-America laurels following the 1905 campaign.
