Hall of Fame
Position: Fullback
Years: 1913-1915
Place of Birth: Natick, MA
Date of Birth: Jan 19, 1892
Place of Death: Natick, MA
Date of Death: Jul 22, 1975
Height: 5-11
Weight: 171
High School: Natick, MA (Natick HS)
The day was November 20, 1915. Harvard Stadium was alive with excitement as the Crimson prepared to take on Yale, and a little fellow with a marvelous gift for open-field running was about to electrify the crowd in one of the greatest individual performances of the game's Pioneer Era. Harvard's 171-pound fullback, Eddie Mahan, dazzled the Eli defense, scoring four touchdowns and kicking 5 conversion points as the Crimson handed Yale its' worst defeat in the first 44 years of football at the school, 41-0. Ned Mahan was the senior captain at Harvard that season and his all-around efforts in running, kicking, passing, punting, blocking and tackling earned him a third straight year at the top of Walter Camp's All-America listing. A marvel at evading tacklers, Mahan later explained his patented escapes, saying: "I simply give them the foot - right or left - and then take it away." The star of coach Percy Haughton's grand era at Harvard, Mahan never lacked for a toothy smile which often teased enemy tacklers as he blazed past them. During his three varsity seasons, Mahan helped Harvard compile a record of 24-1-2.
