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]