Herb Alward
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1865 Negaunee, Michigan or Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1897 (aged 32) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1890 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1891 | Wisconsin |
| 1893 | Beloit |
| 1895 | Armour Institute |
| 1895 | Rush Medical |
James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3–1–1. Alward coach edfor the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College.[1]
Alward died of typhoid fever, in 1897.[2][3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Wisconsin: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Beloit (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Beloit | 4–3 | |||||||
| Beloit: | 4–3 | ||||||||
| Rush-Lake Forest (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Rush-Lake Forest | ||||||||
| Rush-Lake Forest: | |||||||||
| Total: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ The Round Table, Volume 42. Beloit College. 1895. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Death Takes an Athlete—J. Herbert Alward, Formerly of Milwaukee, Passes Away—Typhoid Fever Is the Cause—Mr. Awward Was One of the Most Famous Football Players in Country—Stuck to His Post While Ill". The Milwaukee Journal. December 21, 1897. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Report of Death". Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922. FamilySearch. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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- 1865 births
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- 19th-century players of American football
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- Deaths from typhoid fever in the United States
- People from Negaunee, Michigan
- People from Oconto, Wisconsin
- Infectious disease deaths in Illinois