John Lillibridge | |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1878 |
Birth Place: | Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1896–1897 |
Player Team1: | Maryland |
Player Positions: | End |
Coach Years1: | 1897 |
Coach Team1: | Maryland |
Overall Record: | 2–4 |
John Ambrose Lillibridge (June 27, 1878 – ?)[1] was an American businessman and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University of Maryland, College Park—in 1897, compiling a record of 2–4.
Lillibridge was born in 1878 in Laurel, Maryland and enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1894.[2] He played as an end on the football team in 1896 and 1897. Lillibridge served as captain and player-coach in 1897. The Aggies posted a 2 - 4 record that season.[3]
Lillibridge graduated in 1898 with an A.B. degree through the school's Classical Course. He worked as an accountant for the Maryland Steel Company and then as a sales representative for the Barrett Manufacturing Company.[2]