Fish, Hamilton Jr.
Football
b. Dec. 7, 1888, Garrison, NY
d. Jan. 18, 1991
After playing on the Harvard freshman team in 1906, Fish became the varsity's starting right tackle for three seasons and was named an All-American twice, in 1908 and 1909. He was known as a fine blocker but was probably even better on defense. At 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, Fish was very quick and agile and he was allowed to roam on defense rather than holding his position.
Because of his size and large hands, Fish was often used as a pass receiver. In his senior year, he caught three passes in a victory over Army at a time when it was unusual for a team even to throw that many passes in a game. He captained the team that year.
After graduating, Fish often wrote about football for the New York World, and he played for and coached all-star teams in charity games in 1914 and 1915. As a U. S. congressman from 1919 to 1945, he was one of the isolationist Republicans denounced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in his famous "Martin, Barton and Fish" speech of 1940.