337:"To Harry J. Rockafeller, upholder of Scarlet traditions, we dedicate the 1940 Scarlet Letter. Graduate of the University in the Class of 1916, sometimes graduate manager of athletics and head coach of the varsity football team, he is now assistant director and associate professor of physical education. As coach of the 150-pound football team, he brought two successive championships to Rutgers in League competition; in 1939 he was given the University Award 'for faithful and unselfish service.' It is not because of these accomplishments that we pay him tribute, however. It is because of our respect and admiration and affection for 'Rocky' himself. He is our ideal of what a Rutgers man should be: friendly, honest, generous, of kindly heart, and a straight shooter."
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Rockafeller was hired as
Rutgers' graduate manager of athletics in 1925. In February 1927 the Rutgers Council of Athletics announced that Rockafeller would serve as the head football coach of the 1927 football team. He remained as the head football coach from 1927 to 1930. During those seasons, the
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Draft
Registration Card dated April 27, 1942 for Harry Joseph Rockafeller, born August 26, 1894, employed by Rutgers University, resident of Piscataway Township, Middlesex, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 . National Archives and Records Administration
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Draft registration card dated June 5, 1917 for Harry J. Rockafeller, born Aug. 26, 1894 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, formerly a student at
Rutgers College. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Monmouth; Roll:
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Census entry for Harry J. Rockafeller and family. Harry J. Rockafeller, Jr., listed as his son, born Aug. 1894. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census . Year: 1900; Census Place: Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: 985; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm:
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Rutgers football team compiled a record of 19–16. In
December 1930, Rockafeller asked the Council of Athletics to release him from consideration as the head coach for the 1931 team. Rockafeller chose to return to his position as Rutgers' graduate manager of athletics.
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Census entry for Harry J. Rockafeller and family. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census . Year: 1920; Census Place: Asbury Park Ward 2, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1058; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 89; Image:
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Census entry for Harry J. Rockafeller and family. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States
Federal Census . Year: 1940; Census Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: T627_2362; Page: 15A; Enumeration District:
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with his wife, Mary, and their two-year-old son, Thomas O. Rockafeller. His occupation was listed in the census record as the assistant director of athletics at a college. He died in April 1978 at age 83.
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Social security death index for Harry
Rockafeller, born August 26, 1894, died April 1978. Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index . Number: 064-18-3308; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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170:Administrative career (
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117:Position(s)
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1156:Terry Shea
678:References
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98:Basketball
71:New Jersey
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157:1942–1945
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88:1912–1915
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636:33–26–1
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440:Rutgers
419:Rutgers
211:33–26–1
208:Overall
194:Rutgers
184:Rutgers
160:Rutgers
151:Rutgers
107:Rutgers
92:Rutgers
1046:(1909)
1038:(1908)
1022:(1905)
1014:(1904)
1006:(1903)
998:(1902)
990:(1901)
982:(1900)
958:(1895)
950:(1895)
934:(1871)
647:Total:
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
578:T–1st
549:3–4–1
490:T–1st
381:Team
378:Year
300:guard
249:Rocky
126:Guard
727:232.
609:1945
586:1944
563:1943
540:1942
498:1930
475:1929
435:1928
414:1927
61:Died
41:Born
639:9–7
624:1st
621:2–0
618:5–2
601:2nd
598:2–2
595:3–2
575:3–1
572:3–2
555:3rd
552:0–2
513:2nd
510:1–1
507:4–5
487:1–1
484:5–4
444:6–3
423:4–4
288:end
121:End
1342::
848:.
815:.
770:.
759:^
749:.
732:^
719:^
696:^
283:.
251:"
226:3
172:AD
135:HC
1245:e
1238:t
1231:v
902:e
895:t
888:v
530:)
526:(
465:)
461:(
247:"
49:)
45:(
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