John P. Stewart Explained

John P. Stewart
Birth Date:1 June 1876
Birth Place:Biggsville, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:Illinois State Normal University (1899)
University of Illinois
Cornell University (A.B. 1902)[1]
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1903–1906
Coach Team2:Illinois State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1903–1906
Coach Team4:Illinois State
Overall Record:14–11–1 (football)
20–10 (basketball)

John Pogue Stewart (June 1, 1876 – January 27, 1922)[2] was an American football and basketball coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for four seasons, from 1903 to 1906, compiling are record of 14–11–1.[3]

Stewart taught sciences including biology and physics at Illinois high schools before and during his time at Illinois State. He also studied horticulture at Cornell University, receiving his A.B. in 1902.

Stewart was later a professor at Pennsylvania State University as well as a fruit grower, botanist and horticulturist.[4] He died at his York, Pennsylvania home in 1922. At the time of his death, he was the head of the department of pomology at Penn State.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Index. August 22, 2015.
  2. Book: University of Illinois directory for 1929: including the names of all students who have attended the Urbana departments of the University. University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Roseberry, C.J.. Goodwine, G.. Cope, A.F.. 1929. University of Illinois. August 22, 2015.
  3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/illinois_state/coaching_records.php Illinois State Coaching Records
  4. Book: Rus: A Register of the Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. .... 1918. August 22, 2015.
  5. Book: The Gamma Alpha Record. Gamma Alpha Graduate Scientific Fraternity. 1922. Gamma Alpha Graduate Scientific Fraternity.. August 22, 2015.