Wilbur Eaton
Biographical details | |
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Born | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | February 2, 1903
Died | August 10, 1993 Colfax, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 90)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1923–1924 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925 | Notre Dame (freshmen) |
1926–1930 | Mount St. Charles |
1931 | Howard (AL) (backfield) |
1933 | St. Thomas (MN) |
Basketball | |
1931–1932 | Howard (AL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–20 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Wilbur Smyth Eaton (February 2, 1903 – August 10, 1993) was an American football player and college basketball coach.[1] He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1923 to 1924 alongside the famed Four Horsemen.[2]
Eaton served as the head football coach at Mount St. Charles College—now known as
St Paul, Minnesota in 1933.[3] He was also the head basketball coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama during the 1931–32 season.[4]
References
- ^ "Wilbur Eaton". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "All-time Roster" (PDF). Notre Dame Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "St. Thomas Football". Anniston Star. September 10, 1931. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Football Roots Run Deep Here for Alabama, Notre Dame". Palm Beach Daily News. January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2018.