Joseph H. Edwards
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 3, 1873
Died | July 27, 1911 Middleborough, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 38)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1895–1897 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1899–1900 | Case |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–8–4 |
Joseph Henry Edwards (May 3, 1873 – July 27, 1911) was an American football player and coach.
Biography
[edit]Edwards was born May 3, 1873, in Boston. He attended high school at Middleborough, Massachusetts, where he was a two-year captain of the football team, graduating in 1895. For his undergraduate career, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1899. He was a member of the Casque and Gauntlet secret society and Sigma Chi social fraternity.
As a collegiate athlete, he played football for Dartmouth as a Tackle, from 1895 to 1897. In 1898, Edwards served in the Spanish–American War with the 1st New Hampshire Regiment.[1] He coached the Case School of Applied Science from 1899 to 1900, achieving a record of 3–8–4.[2] Edwards died of apoplexy in 1911 at the age of 38.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Case (Independent) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
1899 | Case | 3–3–2 | |||||||
1900 | Case | 0–5–2 | |||||||
Case: | 3–8–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 3–8–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nemasket's Forgotten War". February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Joseph H. Edwards". case.edu.
- ^ "The Portsmouth Herald from Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 27, 1911 · Page 5". Newspapers.com. July 27, 1911.