George William Hoban (September 27, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was an American football player, coach, and official. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University for one season in 1942, compiling a record of 5–2–1. Hoban played football there as a halfback at Lehigh from 1912 to 1914 before graduation in 1915. During World War I he coached team for the 304th Infantry Regiment and at Camp Devens. After working for Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, Maryland, Hoban moved to the Friends School of Baltimore in 1921 to teach history and coach. In 1922, he moved to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.[1] Hoban died on February 2, 1943, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, of a heart attack while driving his car.[2]
 Hoban pictured in Epitome 1916, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1890 Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1943 (aged 52) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908, 1910 | Dartmouth |
| 1912–1914 | Lehigh |
| 1918 | Camp Devens |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1918 | Camp Devens |
| 1921 | Friends School of Baltimore (MD) |
| 1922–1923 | St. John's (MD) |
| 1926–1933 | Baltimore Polytechnic (MD) |
| 1942 | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–12–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Middle Three (1942) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Devens (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Camp Devens | 4–2 | |||||||
| Camp Devens: | 4–2 | ||||||||
| St. John's Johnnies (Independent) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | St. John's | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | St. John's | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| St. John's: | 8–8–3 | ||||||||
| Lehigh Engineers (Middle Three Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Lehigh | 5–2–1 | 1–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Lehigh: | 5–2–1 | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–12–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "George Hoban of Baltimore Is New Football Coach At Lehigh". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. May 25, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved October 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "George Hoban, Head Football Coach; Coach at University Succumbs to Heart Attack Driving Auto" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. February 3, 1943. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
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