George O. Redington Explained

George O. Redington
Birth Date:30 April 1871
Birth Place:Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Player Years1:1891
Player Team1:Syracuse
Coach Years1:1895–1896
Coach Team1:Syracuse
Overall Record:11–5–4

George Owen Redington (April 30, 1871 – April 17, 1958) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University from 1895 to 1896, compiling a record of 11–5–4.[1] Redington graduated from Yale Law School in 1895 and joined the law firm of Carter, Hughes & Dwight in New York, where he worked under Charles Evans Hughes. He served as assistant corporation counsel of New York during the administration of Fiorello H. La Guardia, Mayor of New York City. Redington was a veteran of the Spanish–American War. He died at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut on April 17, 1958.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: George O. Redington Records by Year . College Football Data Warehouse . December 1, 2007 . October 15, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015225946/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1945 . dead .
  2. News: . George Redington, Lawyer Since 1895 . . April 19, 1958 . May 1, 2014 .