Joseph Wentworth

Joseph "Little Joe" Wentworth (January 29, 1877 – April 7, 1944) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. Wentworth was born January 29, 1877, in Sandwich, New Hampshire, to Paul and Ellen Tilton (Dunklee) Wentworth. Wentworth attended the Holderness School from 1890 to 1896 and Phillips Academy Andover from 1893 to 1896. For his undergraduate career, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1900. He was a member of the Sphinx, a Dartmouth secret society, and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Wentworth graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903, and spent most of his professional career with the law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston. Playing career As a collegiate athlete, he played football at Dartmouth as a quarterback. He captained the freshmen team in 1896 and played varsity from 1897–1899. Wentworth captained the varsity team his final season in 1899. He was a member of the varsity baseball team during his junior and senior years playing centerfield. Coaching career Wentworth began his career coaching for Kenyon from 1900 to 1901.