Eddie Kimball

Eddie Kimball

Biographical details
Born	(1903-10-25)October 25, 1903 Logan, Utah, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1990(1990-12-26) (aged 87) Provo, Utah, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1924	BYU
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1941	BYU
1946–1948	BYU
Basketball
1935–1936	BYU
1938–1941	BYU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1963	BYU
Head coaching record
Overall	34–32–8 (football) 59–38 (basketball)

Edwin Roberts Kimball (October 25, 1903 – December 26, 1990) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948, compiling a record of 34–32–8. Kimball was also the head basketball coach at BYU from 1935 to 1936 and again from 1938 to 1941, tallying a mark of 59–38. He served as the school's athletic director from 1937 to 1963.

Kimball was born on October 25, 1903, in Logan, Utah. He spent his childhood living on ranches in St. David, Arizona and Widtsoe, Utah. He moved to Draper, Utah in 1918 and attended Jordan High School in Sandy. Kimball graduated from BYU in 1926 with a degree in accounting. He later earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California and a doctorate in education from the University of Oregon. Kimball died on December 26, 1990, at his home in Provo, Utah.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
BYU Cougars (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1937)
1937	BYU	6–3	5–2	T–3rd
BYU Cougars (Mountain States Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	BYU	4–3–1	3–2–1	T–2nd
1939	BYU	5–2–2	2–2–2	4th
1940	BYU	2–4–2	2–3–1	4th
1941	BYU	4–3–2	3–1–2	T–2nd
BYU Cougars (Mountain States / Skyline Six Conference) (1946–1948)
1946	BYU	5–4–1	3–2–1	T–4th
1947	BYU	3–7	1–5	7th
1948	BYU	5–6	1–3	5th
BYU:		34–32–8	20–20–7
Total:		34–32–8

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

External links

• Eddie Kimball at Find a Grave