Howard Ijams
Tennessee Volunteers
PositionQuarterback
Class1893
Personal information
Born:(1873-04-10)April 10, 1873
Tennessee
Died:March 7, 1923(1923-03-07) (aged 49)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1891–1893)

Howard Aiken Ijams (April 10, 1873 – March 7, 1923)[1] was a physician.[2][3] He was the first quarterback in the history of the Tennessee Volunteers football team.[4][5] He played on the team from the 1891 season to the 1893 season.

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSG6-8ZB : May 25, 2014), Howard Aiken Ijams, March 7, 1923; citing Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, vol 32 cn 326, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,759.
  2. ^ "Michigan Alumnus". UM Libraries. January 1, 1904 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The International Journal of Surgery". January 1, 1896 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ James, Paul (January 1, 2010). Ijams Nature Center. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738585796 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Traughber, Bill (November 20, 2013). "Vanderbilt defeated Vols twice in 1892".
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