Edward L. Greene
For the botanist see Edward Lee Greene
Biographical details | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut | March 29, 1884
Died | September 27, 1952 Mamaroneck, New York | (aged 68)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1904–1907 | Penn |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1908 | North Carolina |
1909–1913 | North Carolina A&M |
Baseball | |
1912 | North Carolina A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–11–5 (football) 13–6–1 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 SAIAA (1910, 1913) | |
Awards | |
All-American, 1906 | |
Edward Lawrence Greene (March 29, 1884 – September 27, 1952) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball.
Biography[]
Greenewas born on March 29, 1884 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1908 and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North Carolina State University, from 1909 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 28–11–5. Greene was also the head baseball coach at North Carolina A&M for one season in 1912, tallying a mark of 13–6–1. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named an All-American in 1906.[2] He later served as the general manager of the National Better Business Bureau until his death.
He died of a heart attack on September 27, 1952 in Mamaroneck, New York.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908) | |||||||||
1908 | North Carolina | 3–3–3 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
North Carolina: | 3–3–3 | 1–2–2 | |||||||
North Carolina A&M Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1913) | |||||||||
1909 | North Carolina A&M | 6–1 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
1910 | North Carolina A&M | 4–0–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1911 | North Carolina A&M | 5–3 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1912 | North Carolina A&M | 4–3 | 0–2 | 7th | |||||
1913 | North Carolina A&M | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
North Carolina A&M: | 25–8–2 | 6–4–1 | |||||||
Total: | 28–11–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Baseball[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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North Carolina A&M Farmers (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
1912 | North Carolina A&M | 13–6–1 | |||||||
Total: | 13–6–1 |
References[]
- ^ Printers' Ink. Vol. 241. Decker Communications, Incorporated. 1952. ISSN 0196-1160. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ The Agromeck 1918. North Carolina State College. 1912. p. 145. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "EDWARD L. GREENE - President of National Better Business Bureau Dies". select.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- 1884 births
- 1952 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- NC State Wolfpack baseball coaches
- NC State Wolfpack football coaches
- North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches
- Penn Quakers football players
- Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut
- Players of American football from New Haven, Connecticut