Joseph R. Swan

Joseph Rockwell Swan (October 21, 1878 – November 1965) was an American investment banker, football player and coach. He played college football for Yale University from 1899 to 1901 and was the head coach of the 1902 team. Swan later had a long and successful career in the investment banking business, serving as the president or senior partner of three major securities firms: Guaranty Company (1928–1934), Edward Smith & Co. (1934–1937), and Smith Barney & Co. (1937–1944). He was also affiliated with the New York Botanical Garden as its president (1937–1949) and chairman of the board (1949–1858). Early years Swan was born in Utica, New York in 1878. He was the son of Joseph R. Swan and Emma Mann Swan. He attended preparatory school at the Groton School. Yale Swan enrolled at Yale University and played for the Yale Bulldogs football team from 1899 to 1901. Swan was a member of the 1900 Yale team that finished its season with a perfect 13–0 record, outscoring opponents by a combined score of 336 to 10. After Yale ended its season with a 28–0 victory over Harvard, The New York Times wrote that the 1900 Yale team "was without question the strongest team that has been on the field since the Princeton team of 1889." After graduating as part of Yale's class of 1902, Chadwick agreed to return as the school's head football coach in the fall of 1902. Swan coached the 1902 Yale football team to an 11–0–1 record, outscoring opponents 286 to 22. The 1902 team's only setback came in a 6–6 tie against Army.