Claim: George Capron, born on July 27, 1886, was an American football (as halfback) and baseball player for the University of Minnesota (a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis) from 1907 to 1908.
Evidence: George H. Capron (July 27, 1886 – October 1972) was an American football and baseball player. Capron played football and baseball for the University of Minnesota from 1907 to 1908. Halfback The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M, UMN, Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.