John Lillibridge Explained

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.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FamilySearch.org. . 27 June 2023.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?ei=GXy7Tf2MNMfr0gHJ8Jy_BQ Alumni Record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914
  3. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890 - 1952, pp. 23 - 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.