Albert M. Barron (September 18, 1888 – March 27, 1962) was an American football player, coach of football and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Michigan State Agricultural College—now Michigan State University—from 1921 to 1922, and at Temple University in 1924, compiling a career record of 7–14–2. Barron was the athletic director at Michigan Agricultural in 1922. He also coached track at Temple and at Swarthmore College. He served as the athletic director at Olney High School in Philadelphia from 1937 to 1957 and also coached football there. Barron died on March 27, 1962, in Somers Point, New Jersey, after a heart attack.[1]
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | September 18, 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 1962 (aged 73) Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910 | Penn State |
| 1913–1914 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1921–1922 | Michigan Agricultural |
| 1924 | Temple |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1922 | Michigan Agricultural |
| 1937–1957 | Olney HS (PA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–14–2 (college football) |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Michigan Agricultural | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1922 | Michigan Agricultural | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| Michigan Agricultural: | 6–10–2 | ||||||||
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Temple | 1–4 | |||||||
| Temple: | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–14–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Swarthmore Coach Dies". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. April 2, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com
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