Joseph Byron Stannard (February 6, 1872 – February 22, 1952)[1] was an American college football player and coach and dentist. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1897 and Colgate University in 1899.[2] Before coaching, Stannard played football first at Colgate under Spencer Ford and then at the University of Pennsylvania under George Washington Woodruff.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1872 Linneus, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1952 (aged 80) Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1894 | Colgate |
| 1896 | Penn |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Westminster (PA) |
| 1899 | Colgate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–12–2 |
Stannard was born on February 6, 1872, in Linneus, Missouri, to Oscar and Francis Stannard. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and began practicing dentistry in Bloomington, Illinois in 1903. Stannard died on February 22, 1952, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bloomington, after a two-week illness.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Titans (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Westminster | 1–7–2 | |||||||
| Westminster: | 1–7–2 | ||||||||
| Colgate (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Colgate | 4–5 | |||||||
| Colgate: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–12–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ The Journal of the American Dental Association. Vol. 45. American Dental Association. 1952. p. 262. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
Stannard, Joseph B., Bloomington, 111.; School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1897; died February 22
- ^ Holcad. Westminster College. 1899. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Penn Football: Origins to 1901-1896 University Team". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "J. B. Stannard Dies; Dentist, Ex-Football Star". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. February 22, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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