Edward Hanlan Ten Eyck Explained

Ned Ten Eyck
Birth Date:7 August 1879
Birth Place:Peekskill, New York
Death Place:Idaho Falls, Idaho
Coach Years1:1907-1910
Coach Team1:University of Wisconsin–Madison
Coach Years2:1934-1936
Coach Team2:Rutgers University (Freshman squad)
Coach Years3:1938–1949
Coach Team3:Syracuse University
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Father:James A. Ten Eyck
Family:Ten Eyck family

Edward Hanlan "Ned" Ten Eyck (August 7, 1879 – September 8, 1956) was an American champion rower and crew coach. He is best known for becoming the first American to win the Diamond Sculls championship at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1897.[1]

Ten Eyck held the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen championship title in the single sculls in 1898, 1899, and 1901.[2] He followed his father, crew coach James A. Ten Eyck, as head coach at Syracuse University. Both were members of the Dutch American Ten Eyck family. He was also head coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Rutgers University.

Ten Eyck was a native of Peekskill, New York. He died on September 8, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after an operator for cancer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rowinghistory.net/Time%20Line/TL%201850-1899im.htm rowinghistory.net
  2. Book: National association of amateur oarsmen. Minutes. 1908. en. 124.
  3. News: . Ned Ten Eyck Dies; Noted Crew Coach . . . September 10, 1956 . 10 . March 14, 2023 . .