Norman Bruce "Red" Edgerton (June 11, 1887 – June 16, 1925) was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and physician. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina at Columbia, South Carolina from 1912 to 1915, compiling a record of 19–13–3. Edgerton was the athletic director at South Carolina during that same span.
 Edgerton pictured in Quips & Cranks, 1909, Davidson yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1887 Fremont, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1925 (aged 38) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1906–1908 | Davidson |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912–1915 | South Carolina |
| 1922–1923 | South Carolina (line) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1915 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–13–3 |
Edgerton was born on June 11, 1887, in Fremont, North Carolina, and grew up in New Bern, North Carolina. He played college football at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, before graduating in 1909.[1] He then attended the Medical College of South Carolina—now known as the Medical University of South Carolina—in Charleston, South Carolina.
Edgerton died of pneumonia on June 16, 1925, at this home in Columbia, South Carolina.[2][3]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1912–1914) | |||||||||
| 1912 | South Carolina | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | South Carolina | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | South Carolina | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | South Carolina | 5–3–1 | 1–1–1 | T–13th | |||||
| South Carolina: | 19–13–3 | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–13–3 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Niches In the Wildcat Hall of Fame; Norman Bruce Edgerton, '09". The Davidsonian. Davidson, North Carolina. February 8, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved August 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "'Red' Edgerton Crosses River". Columbia Record. Columbia, South Carolina. June 16, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Loving Tribute Paid Edgerton". Columbia Record. Columbia, South Carolina. June 17, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
