James Beveridge (February 8, 1868 – December 27, 1932) was an American college football player and coach. Beveridge was raised in Schenectady, New York and played football at Princeton University in 1892, before graduating in 1893.[1] He was the head football coach of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University, during the 1893 college football season, earning a 5–3–1 record.[2] Beveridge graduated from New York Law School in 1895.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1868 |
| Died | September 27, 1932 (aged 64) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1890–1892 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1893 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3–1 |
Beveridge married Anna Preston Lamb in 1900.[4] He died on December 27, 1932, at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York, a week after having an operation for appendicitis.[5] Beveridge is buried with his wife, Anna, at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Western Reserve | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Western Reserve: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). "Athletics at Princeton: A History".
- ^ "Jame Beveridge". case.edu. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "General Catalogue". 1908.
- ^ "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Beveridge".
- ^ "James Beveridge". Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. December 27, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Search Burial Records".
