E. E. Tarr
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1880 Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1950 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Maryland (1903) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1903–1904 | Adrian |
| 1906 | Mercer |
| 1910 | Little Rock Central HS (AR) |
| 1915 | Bethany (WV) |
| c. 1917–1919 | Staunton Military Academy (VA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1902–1906 | Adrian |
| Baseball | |
| 1904 | Adrian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–15 (college football) 19–13 (college basketball) 4–2 (college baseball) |
Edward Eugene Tarr (May 2, 1880 – August 13, 1950)[1][2] was an American football and basketball coach.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Tarr was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. He held that position for the 1903 and 1904 seasons. His coaching record at Adrian was 7–6.[4] He was also coached at Mercer University for the 1906 season where he compiled a record of 2–3. He was Mercer's first paid coach.[5]
Tarr was a graduate of McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1903. He spent some time coaching in Alabama, Arkansas, and at the Carlisle Indian School.[6] He served as the head football coach at Little Rock Central High School in 1910.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Adrian | 5–4 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 1904 | Adrian | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Adrian: | 7–6 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Mercer Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Mercer | 1–4 | 0–2 | T–11th | |||||
| Mercer: | 1–4 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Bethany Bison (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Bethany | 3–5 | |||||||
| Bethany: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–15 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Census, 1900". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Adrian College (Adrian, Mich.) (1904). Catalogue. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ "Mercer Football Historical Notes". Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Catalogue Number. Davis and Elkins College. 1909. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "History". Little Rock Central High School. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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