College Athlete
O'Neill was a two-sport athlete at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He lettered in football in 1899, 1900, and 1901 and served as captain his senior year under coach J. J. Hazen. The team he captained had an overall record of 6–4 with losses to Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Army. Even with those losses, O'Neill led team did go on to win the 1901 Tricollegiante Football Association championship with victories over league rivals Wesleyan and Amherst. O'Neill also lettered three times in track where he ran the 440. As in football, he captained the track team his senior year. He placed third in the 440 at the 1901 New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association annual championship at the Worcester Oval in Worcester, Massachusetts. Williams College won the meet by less than a point.
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