Jim Jaquith
American football player
James Mark Jaquith, sometimes spelled Jacquith (April 11, 1898 – July 5, 1960) was an American football player who played at the back and placekicker positions.
Jaquith was born on April 11, 1898, in Council Grove, Kansas. He served in the United States Army during World War I, enlisting on May 7, 1917, and receiving his discharge on April 29, 1919. He attended Emporia College where he played quarterback for the football team. He led the 1921 Emporia team to the Kansas Conference championship and was selected as the quarterback on the all-Kansas football team. He was also a placekicker.
After leaving Emporia, Jaquith was an assistant coach for the University of Missouri in 1923. He played football in 1925 with George Wilson's Pacific Coast team. In September 1926, he signed with the Rock Island Independents of the American Professional Football League (AFL). He was released by Rock Island in early October 1926.
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