Eddie Kimball Explained

Eddie Kimball
Birth Date:25 October 1903
Birth Place:Logan, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:Provo, Utah, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1923–1924
Player Team2:BYU
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1937–1941
Coach Team2:BYU
Coach Years3:1946–1948
Coach Team3:BYU
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1935–1936
Coach Team5:BYU
Coach Years6:1938–1941
Coach Team6:BYU
Admin Years1:1937–1963
Admin Team1:BYU
Overall Record:34–32–8 (football)
59–38 (basketball)

Edwin Roberts Kimball (October 25, 1903 – December 26, 1990) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948, compiling a record of 34–32–8. Kimball was also the head basketball coach at BYU from 1935 to 1936 and again from 1938 to 1941, tallying a mark of 59–38. He served as the school's athletic director from 1937 to 1963.

Kimball was born on October 25, 1903, in Logan, Utah. He spent his childhood living on ranches in St. David, Arizona and Widtsoe, Utah. He moved to Draper, Utah in 1918 and attended Jordan High School in Sandy. Kimball graduated from BYU in 1926 with a degree in accounting. He later earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California and a doctorate in education from the University of Oregon. Kimball died on December 26, 1990, at his home in Provo, Utah.[1]

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  1. News: . Edwin Kimball . . . December 30, 1990 . 4 . November 1, 2018 . .