▁record ▁ ▁A ▁lifetime ▁of ▁trag ic ▁acc idents ▁Jenn ings ' ▁life ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁several ▁trag ic ▁acc idents . ▁There ▁was ▁the ▁bean ing ▁incident ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁un cons cious ▁for ▁three ▁days . ▁While ▁att ending ▁Corn ell , ▁he ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁sk ull ▁div ing ▁head - first ▁into ▁a ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁at ▁night , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁pool ▁had ▁been ▁em pt ied . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Jenn ings ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁death ▁after ▁an ▁off - season ▁autom obile ▁accident . ▁While ▁driving ▁a ▁car ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁adm ir ers , ▁Jenn ings ' ▁car ▁over turn ed ▁while ▁crossing ▁a ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Le high ▁River ▁near ▁G ould s bor o , ▁ 2 3 ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Sc r anton . ▁In ▁the ▁crash , ▁Jenn ings ▁again ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁sk ull , ▁suffered ▁a ▁conc uss ion ▁of ▁the ▁brain , ▁and ▁broke ▁both ▁legs ▁and ▁his ▁left ▁arm . ▁For ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁accident , ▁do ctors ▁were ▁uns ure ▁if ▁Jenn ings ▁would ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁The ▁physical ▁ab use ▁and ▁blow s ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁und ou bt edly ▁took ▁their ▁to ll . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁season , ▁McG raw ▁was ▁ill , ▁and ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁full ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁stra