| Harvard Crimson | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1878 Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died: | November 29, 1961 (age 83) Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Harvard (1899–1900) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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George Alfred Sawin (October 1878 – November 29, 1961) was anAmerican football player and electrical engineer.
Sawin was born in 1878 inMassachusetts.
Sawin attendedHarvard College where he played at the halfback position for theHarvard Crimson football team from 1897 to 1900. He also handled punting and place-kicking for Harvard. He starred on the undefeated1899 Harvard Crimson football team that has been recognized as that year's national champion. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1899 byThe Philadelphia Inquirer,[1] theNew York Tribune and theNew York Sun.[2] He also starred for the1900 Harvard team that compiled a 10–1 and was named a second-team All-American by bothWalter Camp andCaspar Whitney at the end of the 1900 season.[3][4]
After graduating from Harvard, Sawin had a career an electrical engineer, beginning with the meter department at General Electric Co. inWest Lynn, Massachusetts, and then with the Public Service Electric Company ofNewark, New Jersey.[5] From 1920 to 1945, he worked for Westinghouse Electrical & Manufacturing Company inPittsburgh. He and his wife, Grace Scofield Sawin, had a daughter and a son.[6] In retirement, Sawin lived inScarsdale, New York. He died at his daughter's home in Scarsdale in 1961 at age 83.[7][6]