Yale University

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New Haven, CT — Private Ivy League research university, est. 1701 (third-oldest in the U.S.); home of the Bulldogs; produced Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football," who invented the line of scrimmage, the snap, and the concept of downs; the Yale Bowl (1914) was the first 70,000+ seat stadium in America and the model for the "bowl" shape used in stadiums worldwide; alma mater of numerous Olympic athletes and a consistent presence in Ivy League athletics; Payne Whitney Gymnasium is among the most magnificent sports facilities in American higher education

Notable alumni

Calvin Hill

Football · from Baltimore

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