Facts: - sport: football - death place: new york city , new york - player team: yale - caption: crosby in the 1892 navy football portrait - death date: 29 december 1892 - coach team: navy - player years: 1890 - coach years: 1892 - birth date: 22 march 1868 - player positions: right end - name: ben crosby - overall record: 5 -- 2 - cfbdwid: 486 - image: ben crosby 1892.png - birth place: halcott centre , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ben crosby .
benjamin lewis '' ben '' crosby , jr. -lrb- march 22 , 1868 -- december 29 , 1892 -rrb- was an american law student and football coach .born in halcott centre , new york , crosby began attending yale university in 1889 .in his sophomore year , crosby was a starting member of the football team and in his senior year , crosby received a class award .upon graduation in 1892 , he entered classes at new york law school .in october , he left and coached the navy midshipmen football team that year , amassing a record of 5 -- 2 before returning to law school and a part-time job .crosby contracted typhoid fever in new york city , and after spending time in the hospital , died in late december 1892 .