Ernest Cleveland White (March 12, 1872 – 1926) was an American track athlete, college football player and coach, and osteopathic physician. He served as the head football coach at American School of Osteopathy—now known as A.T. Still University—in Kirksville, Missouri from 1900 to 1901.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1872 Cohocton, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1926 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1895–1896 | Cornell |
| 1897–1898 | Buffalo |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1900–1901 | Kirksville Osteopaths |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–5–1 |
A native of Elmira, New York, White attended Cornell University from 1895 to 1897, and was a member of the football and track teams. He then studied at medicine at the University of Buffalo, where he played football from 1897 to 1898 and was captain of the 1898 Buffalo football team.[1] White coached football at the University of Missouri in 1899.[2] He graduated from the medical department at Missouri in 1900.[3]
White later practiced medicine in Watertown, New York and Paris. His patients included Theodore Roosevelt. White died in 1926.[4][5]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirksville Osteopaths (Independent) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Kirksville Osteopaths | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1901 | Kirksville Osteopaths | 10–3 | |||||||
| Kirksville Osteopaths: | 7–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–5–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "An Elmira Candidate". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. December 3, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tigers Fit As Fiddles". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 30, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "School Of Osteopathy". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. August 4, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Dr. Ernest White is Dead; Was Famous Elmira Athlete". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. June 3, 1927. p. 17. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "E. C. White Dies; Noted As Cornell Athlete In 90's". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. June 7, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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