George R. Edwards (1890 – June 10, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and golf coach and college athletics administrator. He was the fourth head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for two seasons, in 1914 and again in 1917, and compiling a record of 4–11.[1] He was the head basketball coach at the University of Missouri from 1926 to 1946. He coached Missouri to a 181–172 record, winning three Big Six Conference championships and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Missouri's athletic director from 1943 to 1945. Edwards grew up in Palmyra, Missouri. He died on June 10, 1972, at the age of 81, Columbia, Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | June 10, 1972 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1913 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 1917 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 1926–1946 | Missouri |
| Golf | |
| 1926–1941 | Missouri |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1944 | Missouri (SID) |
| 1943–1945 | Missouri |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–11 (football) 188–178 (basketball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 1–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 3 Big Six (1930, 1939, 1940) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1926–1928) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | Missouri | 9–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927–28 | Missouri | 13–5 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1928–1946) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | Missouri | 11–7 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | Missouri | 15–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1930–31 | Missouri | 8–9 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1931–32 | Missouri | 9–9 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Missouri | 10–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Missouri | 10–8 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Missouri | 9–9 | 8–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Missouri | 5–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Missouri | 7–9 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Missouri | 9–9 | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Missouri | 12–9 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1939–40 | Missouri | 13–6 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Missouri | 6–10 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Missouri | 6–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Missouri | 7–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Missouri | 10–9 | 5–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1944–45 | Missouri | 8–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Missouri | 6–11 | 3–7 | T–4th | |||||
| Missouri: | 181–172 (.513) | 110–104 (.514) | |||||||
| Total: | 181–172 (.513) | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotesall-time coaching records
- ^ "Former Mizzou Coach, George Edwards, Dies". Springfield Leader and Press. Springfield, Missouri. Associated Press. June 11, 1972. p. 70. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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