E. E. Tarr | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1880 |
Birth Place: | Maryland, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Western Maryland (1903) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1903–1904 |
Coach Team2: | Adrian |
Coach Years3: | 1906 |
Coach Team3: | Mercer |
Coach Years4: | 1910 |
Coach Team4: | Little Rock Central HS (AR) |
Coach Years5: | 1915 |
Coach Team5: | Bethany (WV) |
Coach Years6: | c. 1917–1919 |
Coach Team6: | Staunton Military Academy (VA) |
Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
Coach Years8: | 1902–1906 |
Coach Team8: | Adrian |
Coach Sport9: | Baseball |
Coach Years10: | 1904 |
Coach Team10: | Adrian |
Overall Record: | 11–15 (college football) 19–13 (college basketball) 4–2 (college baseball) |
Edward Eugene Tarr (May 2, 1880 – August 13, 1950)[1] [2] was an American football and basketball coach.[3]
Tarr was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. He held that position for the 1903 and 1904 seasons. His coaching record at Adrian was 7–6.[4] He was also coached at Mercer University for the 1906 season where he compiled a record of 2–3. He was Mercer's first paid coach.[5]
Tarr was a graduate of McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1903. He spent some time coaching in Alabama, Arkansas, and at the Carlisle Indian School.[6] He served as the head football coach at Little Rock Central High School in 1910.[7]