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DeutschEdgar O. Brown
 Brown pictured in The Topeka Daily Capital, 1915 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1880 Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1937 (aged 56) Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1909 | Wabash |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Parsons |
| 1915–1916 | Bethany (KS) |
| 1917 | Maryville (TN) |
| 1919 | Central (MO) |
| 1920–1932 | Arkansas Tech |
| 1933 | Ozarks (assistant) |
| 1934–1935 | Ozarks |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1932 | Arkansas Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1923 | Arkansas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930s | Ozarks |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 108–46–17 (football) 63–54 (basketball) 1–4 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 AIC (1928, 1931) | |
Edgar Osborne Brown (August 26, 1880 – March 11, 1937)[1] was an American football, basketball and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He coached at a number of colleges including Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, Central College—now known as Central Methodist University—in Fayette, Missouri and Arkansas Polytechnic College—now known as Arkansas Tech University—in Russellville, Arkansas. In the 1930s, Brown was the athletic director at the College of the Ozarks—now known as the University of the Ozarks—in Clarksville, Arkansas.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Brown played college football at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 1907 to 1909. He also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track and field at Wabash.[3] He set intercollegiate records for the state of Indiana in the shot put and discus throw.[4][5]
Coaching career
[edit]Brown was the head football coach at the Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a record of 3–11–1.[6]
Death
[edit]Brown died on March 11, 1937, in Clarksville, after suffering a paralytic stroke.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Parsons | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Parsons: | 3–3–2 | ||||||||
| Bethany Swedes (Independent) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Bethany | 1–6 | 1–6 | 14th | |||||
| 1916 | Bethany | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Bethany: | 3–12–1 | 3–11–1 | |||||||
| Maryville Scots (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Maryville | 7–3 | |||||||
| Maryville: | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Central Eagles (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Central | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| Central: | 4–3 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (Independent) (1920–1927) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Arkansas Tech | 4–0–2 | |||||||
| 1921 | Arkansas Tech | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1922 | Arkansas Tech | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Arkansas Tech | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Arkansas Tech | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1925 | Arkansas Tech | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Arkansas Tech | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1927 | Arkansas Tech | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1928–1932) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Arkansas Tech | 7–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1929 | Arkansas Tech | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Arkansas Tech | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Arkansas Tech | 7–1–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1932 | Arkansas Tech | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech: | 78–21–12 | ||||||||
| Ozarks Mountaineers (Independent) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Ozarks | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Ozarks | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Ozarks: | 13–4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 108–46–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Annual Register. University of Chicago. 1912. pp. 474, 623.
- ^ The Blue Book of College Athletics. F. Turbyville. 1935. p. 154. ISSN 0893-7737. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Former S. P. U. Coach Dies". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. Associated Press. March 12, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Introducing E. O. Brown, Coach of The Wonder Boys". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 21, 1920. p. 18. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ The Wabash. Wabash College. 1906. p. 82.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Bethany (KS) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Grim Reaper Ends Career of Coach". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. Associated Press. March 11, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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