Joseph Dalry "Swede" Alexander (May 15, 1899 – June 16, 1962) was the head coach of the Lincoln Memorial University (1930–1931) and East Carolina University (1937–1938) college football programs.[2]
 Alexander pictured in The Tecoan 1938, ECU yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1899[1] Jacoby, Hunt County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1962 (aged 63) Clarksville City, Texas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1931 | Lincoln Memorial |
| 1937–1938 | East Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–24–2 (football) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Lincoln Memorial | 4–6 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Lincoln Memorial | 4–7–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Lincoln Memorial: | 8–13–1 | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1937–1938) | |||||||||
| 1937 | East Carolina | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1938 | East Carolina | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| East Carolina: | 3–11–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–24–2 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Howes, D. (1936). Who's who Among the Young Men of the Nation. Vol. 2. Richard Blank Publishing Company. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ "J.D. "Swede" Alexander Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
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