Jack Faber
Biographical details | |
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Born | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 13, 1903
Died | January 14, 1994 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 91)
Playing career | |
Lacrosse | |
1926–1927 | Maryland |
Position(s) | Attackman, Out Home |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Lacrosse | |
1928–1929 | Maryland |
1930–1963 | Maryland (co-HC) |
Football | |
1933–1934 | Maryland (assistant) |
1935 | Maryland |
1940–1941 | Maryland |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 249–57 (lacrosse) 12–13–4 (football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Lacrosse 8 USILA (1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959) 9 ACC (1955–1961, 1963, 1965) | |
Awards | |
USILA Coach of the Year (1959) | |
John Edgar Faber Jr. (January 13, 1903 – January 14, 1994) was an American microbiologist and
Early life
Faber was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1903, and attended Central High School in Washington, D.C.[1] He then went on to college at the University of Maryland, where he played on the Maryland lacrosse team, earning letters in 1926 and 1927,[2] and the basketball team, earning letters from 1924 to 1927.[3] The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) named Faber an honorable mention All-American as an inside attackman in 1926 and a third-team All-American at the out home position in 1927.[4]
Professional career
From the University of Maryland, Faber earned a B.S. in 1926, a M.S. in 1928, and a Ph.D. in bacteriology in 1937.[5] In 1945, he was appointed the head of his alma mater's Department of Microbiology, a position he held for 18 years.[6][7] During World War II, Faber joined the United States Army and served from 1942 to 1946, attaining the rank of major.[1] He spent three years working at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.[6]
While teaching
Faber also served on the football staff. He became the assistant field coach under
Later life
He retired from the University of Maryland in 1963 but continued teaching Epidemiology into the 1970s. Faber was inducted into the
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Maryland Terrapins (Southern Conference) (1935) | |||||||||
1935 | Maryland | 7–2–2 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
Maryland Terrapins (Southern Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
1940 | Maryland | 2–6–1 | 0–1–1 | 12th | |||||
1941 | Maryland | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | T–11th | |||||
Maryland: | 12–13–4 | 4–4–2 | |||||||
Total: | 12–13–4 |
See also
References
- ^ National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse All-Time Letterman: F Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ Men's Basketball All-Time Letterman: F Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ All-Americans Archived 2014-12-01 at archive.today, United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ MAC to Millennium; Alumni Hall of Fame, University of Maryland Archives, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Ed Heard, John E. Faber, UM lacrosse coach, The Baltimore Sun, January 16, 1994, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Collection: John E. Faber papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ a b Hall of Fame: Members Archived 2010-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland Alumni Association, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ISBN 1-58261-688-4.
- ^ Bill Tanton, Maryland lost more than ex-coach with the passing of Faber, The Baltimore Sun, January 18, 1994, retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ISBN 0-8018-8410-1.
- ^ Loyola: Shane Koppens and Paul Richards Selected To USILA North-South Roster Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Lacrosse Magazine, May 20, 2008, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ Pietramala and Scott, p. 17.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, University of Maryland, p. 8, 2006.
- ^ a b Calling 'Em Right With Albert W. Keane, Sports Editor, The Hartford Courant, September 10, 1933.
- ^ Florida, Maryland Play At Tampa Today, The Palm Beach Post, November 29, 1933.
- ^ Ungrady, p. 41.
- ^ Maryland is 'Dark Horse' in Conference Grid Race, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, September 6, 1935.
- ^ Gamecocks Depend on Speed, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, p. 12, September 25, 1935.
- ^ a b c Annual Records and Finishes Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 2, University of Maryland, 2007.
- ^ Shaughnessy To Leave Stanford For Maryland Post: Master of 'T' Formation New Old Line Coach, The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal, p. 22, March 21, 1942.
- ^ Sports Trail, Schenectady Gazette, p. 28, March 25, 1948.
- ^ Dixie Cage Teams Gather For Tourney; Kentucky and Tulane Hook Up In Battle Royal In First Round, The Palm Beach Post, February 26, 1932.
- ^ Wall of Fame Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ Faber Memorial Men's Lacrosse Scholarship Endowment Fund, University of Maryland, retrieved May 29, 2010.
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