Rolla Bigelow Robert Lavante " Rolla " Bigelow ( June 19 , 1878 – December 16 , 1952 ) was an American banker and football player . A native of Shiawassee County , Michigan , he played college football for Michigan Agricultural College in 1898 and the University of Michigan from 1902 to 1903 . He played for Fielding H . Yost ' s " Point - a - Minute " teams that compiled a record of 22 - 0 - 1 and outscored opponents 1 , 209 to 18 during the 1902 and 1903 seasons . He later moved to New York where he founded the investment banking firm , Bigelow & Co . , in the 1910s . In 1921 , he founded Bigelow State Bank , which later became Eastern Exchange Bank . Early years . Bigelow was born in Corunna in Shiawassee County , Michigan in 1878 . His parents , Rolla P . Bigelow and Charlotte ( Pratt ) Bigelow , were both Michigan natives . At the time of the 1880 United States Census , Bigelow ' s father was employed as a store clerk in Corunna . He was later employed as a " commercial traveler . " The family moved to Owosso , Michigan , where Bigelow was raised . Bigelow initially attended Michigan Agricultural College ( M . A . C . ) , later known as Michigan State University . He played for the M . A . C . football team in 1898 . University of Michigan . Bigelow transferred to the University of Michigan where he played college football for Fielding H . Yost ' s " Point - a - Minute " teams . Bigelow was a reserve tackle on the 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished with an 11 – 0 record , outscored its opponents by a combined score of 644 to 12 , and has been recognized as national champions . The following year , he started two games , one at halfback and the other at fullback for the 1903 Michigan team that compiled an 11 – 0 – 1 record , outscored opponents 565 to 6 , and has been recognized as the 1903 national champions . Bigelow scored five touchdowns ( including three in one game ) for the 1903 team . He graduated from Michigan with an engineering degree in 1905 . Banking career . After graduating from Michigan , Bigelow became a banker in New York . As of 1911 , he was employed as a banker at 49 Wall Street in New York . By 1918 , he had formed Bigelow & Co . , an investment banking house with offices at 25 Pine Street in New York . In January 1921 , he formed Bigelow State Bank , a New York state chartered bank based in Manhattan , and served as its president . At the time of its opening , " The New York Times " reported that it " offers banking facilities to individuals who wish to deposit small amounts . ' The bank for the individual ' is the motto of the new institution . " In December 1924 , Bigelow changed the name of his bank to the Eastern Exchange Bank and continued to serve as its president . In November 1926 , W . A . Harriman & Co . , Inc . , purchased " a substantial interest " in the bank , with Bigelow remaining as the president . At the time of the Harriman investment , " The New York Times " described the business of Bigelow ' s bank as follows : " This bank is said to be the only institution in New York City confining its activities entirely to individual deposit accounts , and makes a point of extending banking facilities to small accounts . It does no commercial business and discounts no commercial paper , confining its loans only to marketable collateral . " In May 1928 , the Eastern Exchange Bank moved its headquarters from 10 Broadway to the Harriman Building at 37 Broadway . Family and later years . Bigelow was married to Doris ( Bissell ) Bigelow in 1916 . They had a daughter , Betsy Bigelow , and a son , Robert Pratt Bigelow . At the time of the 1930 United States Census , Bigelow was living in Woodsburgh , Nassau County , New York with his wife Doris , their two children Doris E . Bigelow ( age 8 ) and Robert P . Bigelow ( age 3 ) , and three servants . Bigelow ' s occupation was listed as a bank president . After retiring , Bigelow moved to Winter Haven in central Florida . In December 1952 , he died at a hospital in Winter Haven at age 74 after a brief illness .