Martin Albert Delaney (January 10, 1872 – June 1, 1926) was an American college football and track and field coach. He was the first head football coach at Saint Louis University, serving from 1899 to 1904. He also coached track at Saint Louis.[1] Delaney left Saint Louis University in 1905 to become the athletic director of the Kansas City Athletic Club in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1909, he resigned from his post at the Kansas City Athletic Club to become the physical director of the Cherry Circle Club in Chicago.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1872 Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1926 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899–1904 | Saint Louis |
| Track | |
| c. 1900 | Saint Louis |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1905–1909 | Kansas City Athletic Club |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–19–4 (college football) |
Delaney died on June 1, 1926, in Chicago.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Blue and White (Independent) (1899–1904) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Saint Louis | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1900 | Saint Louis | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1901 | Saint Louis | 10–0 | |||||||
| 1902 | Saint Louis | 2–6–2 | |||||||
| 1903 | Saint Louis | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1904 | Saint Louis | 10–0 | |||||||
| Saint Louis: | 32–19–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 32–19–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Wray's Column; Yes, We Have No Delaney". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 24, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Martin Delaney To Leave". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 25, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Eckersall, Walter (June 2, 1926). "Martin Delaney, Developer Of Athletes, Dies". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 9B. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
