Elmer G. Horton (c. 1866 – May 30, 1949) was an American pediatrician, college football player and coach, and college baseball coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for one season, in 1893 season, and compiling a record of 2–4.[1] Horton was also the head baseball coach at Wabash from 1893 to 1894, tallying a mark of 3–8.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1866 |
| Died | May 30, 1949 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Cornell (1892) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1890–1891 | Cornell |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1893 | Wabash |
| Baseball | |
| 1893–1894 | Wabash |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4 (football) 3–8 (baseball) |
A native of Arcade, New York, Horton played football at Cornell in 1890 and 1891. He was appointed a professor at Wabash College in 1893.[2] He graduated from Starling Medical College—now known as the Ohio State University College of Medicine—1906. Horton was later a professor of pediatrics at Ohio State. He died on May 30, 1949.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash (Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Wabash | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Wabash: | 2–4 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Wabash College coaching records Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Western New York News; Wyoming". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. February 14, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Dr. Elmer G. Horton, OSU Teacher, Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. March 31, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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