Edward Bennis

Edward Bennis
Biographical details
Born	July 30, 1885; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1936 (aged 50); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904–1905	Penn
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1910	Saint Joseph's
1912	Georgetown (assistant)
1916	Villanova
Basketball
1910–1911	Saint Joseph's
Head coaching record
Overall	1–8 (football, Villanova only); 6–6 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National (1904);

Edward Michael Bennis (July 30, 1885 – May 8, 1936) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—in 1916, compiling a record of 1–8. Bennis was also the head coach for the Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team for one season (1910–11) and finished with a 6–6 record. In addition to coaching the basketball team, he was also hired in 1909 to coach the St Joe's football team. Bennis was a standout football player at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn in 1906.

Bennis later worked in the income tax division of the Internal Revenue Bureau and then as a real estate assessor. He was active in Democratic Party politics in Philadelphia. Bennis died on May 8, 1936, at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1916)
1916	Villanova	1–8
Villanova:		1–8
Total:		1–8

References

^ "Obituary; Edward M. Bennis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 10, 1936. p. 2A. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] "Obituary; Edward M. Bennis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 10, 1936. p. 2A. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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