Emmons Dunbar
Emmons Burdette Dunbar (March 24, 1882 – July 20, 1954) was an American agriculturalist and college football coach. He served as head coach at the Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University of Maryland, College Park—in 1901.
![]() Dunbar at Maryland in 1902 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | March 24, 1882 Springville, New York |
Died | July 20, 1954 72) Gowanda, New York | (aged
Playing career | |
1900–1902 | Maryland |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1901 | Maryland |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–7 |
Biography
Dunbar was born in Springville, New York in 1882.[1] As a youth, he was tutored by fellow Springville native and legendary coach Glenn "Pop" Warner in the intricacies of the unbalanced line used to great effect by the Carlisle Indians.[2] In 1900, Dunbar enrolled in the Maryland Agricultural College,[1] where he played on the football team as a guard from 1900 to 1902.[3] The team elected him as captain in 1902, but he broke his leg in the second game against Mount Saint Joseph College.[4] Dunbar graduated from the Maryland Agricultural College in 1903 with a Bachelor's Degree from the Agricultural Course.[1] He married in 1910 and worked as an agronomist for the I. A. Corporation in Buffalo, New York.[1] Dunbar was a member of the Freemasons.[5]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Maryland Aggies (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Maryland | 1–7 | |||||||
Maryland: | 1–7 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–7 |
References
- Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914, p. 83, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914.
- Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, pp. 42, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
- Bealle, pp. 39–44.
- Bealle, p. 44.
- Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, p. 351, Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 1911.