1905 Robert "Tiny" Maxwell Before coming to Swarthmore, Robert "Tiny" Maxwell played football at the University of Chicago, where he also boxed and set school records for the hammer and shot-put. At Swarthmore, he prompted the interest of President Joseph Swain, who personally encouraged him to improve his studies and directed the college treasurer to send his tuition bills to a member of the Board of Managers. In 1905, President Roosevelt saw a photo of the battered and bloodied 6-4, 250-pound Maxwell leaving the field after the University of Pennsylvania team had concentrated its efforts on him. Roosevelt was reportedly so shocked that he demanded that colleges "clean up football" or he'd ban the game outright. The charge inspired national reform of college football rules, including the legalization of the forward pass and the doubling of the yardage required for a first down. Although Maxwell remained at Swarthmore through his senior year, he did not receive a degree. He entered journalism, becoming sports editor of Philadelphia's Evening Public Ledger. Since 1937, the Maxwell Memorial Football Club of Philadelphia annually has given an award in his name to the outstanding college football player in the nation.

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