George W. Bryant Explained

George W. Bryant
Birth Date:9 June 1873
Birth Place:Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma Mater:Princeton University[1]
Player Sport1:Football
Player Team2:Coe
Player Sport3:Baseball
Player Team4:Coe
Player Positions:End, halback (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1895–1896
Coach Team2:VMI
Coach Years3:1899–1913
Coach Team3:Coe
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1900–1911
Coach Team5:Coe
Coach Sport6:Track
Coach Years7:?–1930
Coach Team7:Coe
Admin Years1:1899–1914
Admin Team1:Coe
Overall Record:53–71–9 (football)
35–49 (basketball)

George W. Bryant (June 9, 1873 – May 6, 1947) was an American college sports coach, administrator, and professor. He served as head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia from 1895 to 1896, and at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1899 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 53–70–9.[2] Bryant died at the age of 73, on May 6, 1947, at a hospital in Cedar Rapids.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bomb. 1896. Virginia Military Institute.
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/virginia_military_institute/coaching_records.php Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records
  3. News: . Dr. George W. Bryant, Educator-Preacher, Dies at Cedar Rapids . . . . May 7, 1947 . 1 . May 24, 2018 . .