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DeutschJ. Edward Donnelly
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1908 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1999 (aged 91) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930 | Chattanooga |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1931 | Chattanooga |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945 | Columbia (assistant backfield) |
| 1947–1951 | Boston University (assistant) |
| 1952–1961 | Vermont |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1973 | Vermont |
J. Edward Donnelly (February 20, 1908 – March 13, 1999)[1] was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Vermont from 1952 to 1961. He was also the athletic director as Vermont from 1952 to 1973. Donnelly played college football and college basketball at the University of Chattanooga—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Catamounts (Yankee Conference) (1952–1961) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Vermont | 2–5 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Vermont | 3–3–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Vermont | 5–1–1 | 1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | Vermont | 3–3–1 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1956 | Vermont | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Vermont | 2–5 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1958 | Vermont | 2–4–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Vermont | 4–3 | 0–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1960 | Vermont | 1–6 | 0–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Vermont | 3–3–1 | 0–2 | 6th | |||||
| Vermont: | 27–38–5 | 2–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–38–5 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary for J. Edward Donnelly (Aged 91)". The Burlington Free Press. March 14, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ed Donnelly To Retire As Athletic Director". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. May 18, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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