Oliver D. Mann Explained
Oliver D. Mann |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1877 |
Birth Place: | Danville, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Illinois, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1897–1900 |
Player Team1: | Rutgers |
Coach Years1: | 1901 |
Coach Team1: | Rose Polytechnic |
Coach Years2: | 1903, 1905 |
Coach Team2: | Rutgers |
Overall Record: | 7–16–1 |
Oliver Davis Mann (December 10, 1877 – July 9, 1956) was an American football player and coach. A native of Danville, Illinois, he attended Rutgers College, graduating in the Class of 1901. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 1897 to 1900.[1] [2] The New York Times wrote that Mann "for three years was the Captain of the best team Rutgers College ever had on the gridiron."[3] He was also Rutgers' head football coach in the 1903 and 1905 seasons. In two seasons as head coach, Mann compiled a record of 7–10–1.[4] He later resided in Danville, Illinois.[2] [5] [6] [7] In a draft registration card completed at the time of World War I, Mann indicated that he was a self-employed lawyer in Danville.[8] He died in July 1956 and was buried at the Spring Hill Mausoleum in Danville.
Notes and References
- News: 77 Years of Princeton-Rutgers Football. Princeton University. 29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916030120/http://blogs.princeton.edu/reelmudd/files/mt/docs/77%20Years%20Princeton-Rutgers.pdf. dead. September 16, 2012.
- News: Letter from Oliver D. Mann to the Alumni Monthly. February 1922. Rutgers Alumni Monthly. 135.
- News: Big College Elevens Start Season To-day. The New York Times. September 30, 1905.
- News: Oliver D. Mann Records by Year. College Football Data Warehouse.
- Catalogue of the officers and alumni of Rutgers College, 1909, p. 286.
- Catalogue of the officers and alumni of Rutgers College, 1916, p. 402.
- Draft registration card for Oliver Davis Mann, 1209 Logan, Danville, Illinois, born December 10, 1877, in Danville, Illinois. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 181.
- Draft registration card dated September 12, 1918, for Oliver Davis Mann, born Dec. 10, 1877. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Vermilion; Roll: 1613187.