Beanie Ebert

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Beanie Ebert
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Ebert at Carleton College
No. 20
Position:Guard, tackle, blocking back
Personal information
Born:(1902-05-14)May 14, 1902
Alden, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:March 24, 1980(1980-03-24) (aged 77)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Aquinas (OH)
College:Carleton
Career history
As a player:
  • Minneapolis Marines (1924
    )
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Games started:1
Head coaching record
Regular season:16–5–1 (.750)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Veryl Henry Ebert (May 14, 1902 – March 24, 1980) was an

Minneapolis Marines of the National Football League (NFL) in 1924. He played in four games and started one.[1] Ebert played college football for Carleton College.[2] He was also a football coach at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota.[3]

Early life and education

Ebert was born on May 14, 1902, in

Ebert majored in economics.[8] He graduated as part of the class of 1923.[8]

Professional career

In mid-October

Minneapolis Marines of the National Football League (NFL) to play tackle.[9] When Ebert was signed, the Marines had lost their first two games (0–3 versus the Duluth Kelleys on October 5; 0–13 against the Chicago Cardinals on October 12) and had not scored a single point.[10] He was signed prior to their third game of the regular season, versus the 2–2 Green Bay Packers.[11] Prior to their match with the Packers, he appeared as a substitute in a 7–2 exhibition win over the Ironwood Legion.[12]

Against the Packers, Ebert (often misspelled as Eberts in game recaps) appeared as the backup to

left guard.[13] When Kramer took a break Ebert was substituted, and after Kramer came back Ebert was sent in as the substitute for tackle Les Scott in the second quarter.[13] Being down 0–13 in the fourth quarter, the Marines put in Ebert to play quarterback.[13] His first pass was a "long" attempt that fell incomplete.[13] He attempted a second long pass on second down which also fell incomplete.[13] A pass on third down by Ebert was batted down by Pro Football Hall of Famer Curly Lambeau.[13] Later in the game, Ebert was sent in again at quarterback, and threw one pass that was batted down.[13] The Packers won the game, 19–0.[13]

After the loss to the Packers, the Marines traveled home to Minneapolis and faced the undefeated Duluth Kelleys, whom they had lost to earlier in the season.[14] He only appeared briefly in the game, a 0–6 loss, as a substitute for George Kramer.[15] The next match was a road game against the Milwaukee Badgers. Ebert started at right tackle against the Badgers, as the Marines lost by a score of 7–28.[16]

The final regular season game for the Marines was against the Frankford Yellow Jackets, a 7–39 loss for Minneapolis.[17] Ebert appeared as a substitute for center John Madigan in the game.[17]

The Marines folded following the 1924 season, ending Ebert's professional football playing career.[18] His weight while playing was 198 pounds (90 kg) and his height was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m).[1]

Coaching career

Ebert pictured as Stillwater coach in the Kabekonian.

In 1923, Ebert was hired by Stillwater Area High School to be head football coach.[3]

The Brainard Daily Dispatch reported in September 1924 that the Ebert-coached Stillwater team "looks as though it will be one of the best that has represented this city in several years."[19] The 1924 Stillwater team went 5–2–1, with wins over Hudson High School (40–0),[20] St. Cloud High School (12–0),[21] White Bear Lake Area High School (30–7),[22] Hastings High School (33–0),[23] and Humboldt Senior High School (53–7),[24] losses against Northfield High School (0–9, in what was described as "one of the best games played here in years")[25] and Cedar Rapids High School (6–26),[26] and a tie to Winona High School (13–13).[27]

Records are incomplete for the 1925 season, but an article in the Star Tribune stated they lost only one game.[28] Ebert, along with 13 lettermen and seven players who started every game in 1925, left Stillwater in 1926.[3][28] His record as head coach was 16–5–1, a .750 winning percentage.[3]

Later life and death

Ebert served in World War II.[29] He later resided in Salem, Indiana and was a buyer for the F. W. Woolworth Company. He died on March 24, 1980, in Greenwich, Connecticut.[30] He was 77 at the time of his death.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Stillwater Ponies (?) (1923–1925)
1923 Stillwater ?–2
1924 Stillwater 5–2–1
1925 Stillwater ?–1
Stillwater: 16–5–1
Total: 16–5–1

References

Notes

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com states he attended Catholic University.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e "Beanie Eberts Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Beanie Ebert Stats". Pro Football Archives.
  3. ^ a b c d "Head Coach Veryl Ebert". www.poniesfootball.com. Stillwater Area High School.
  4. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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  6. ^ a b "Veryl Ebert '23 – Alumni Farewells". Carleton College.
  7. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "1924 Minneapolis Marines". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "1924 Green Bay Packers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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  12. ^ "1924 Minneapolis Marines". Pro Football Archives.
  13. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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  15. ^ Quirk, Jim (1998). "The Minneapolis Marines: Minnesota's Forgotten NFL Team" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Vol. 20, no. 1. Professional Football Researchers Association.
  16. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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  18. ^ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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