George Henry "Jack" Abbott (February 6, 1873 – June 22, 1918) was the head coach of the University of Maine's football team in 1896 and compiled a 1–3–2 record. Also in 1896, Abbott was the head coach of the Maine Black Bears baseball team, which a 5–4 record that season.[2][3]
 Abbott pictured at Dartmouth College | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1918 (aged 45) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (1896) |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Dartmouth[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896 | Maine (football) |
| 1896 | Maine (baseball) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–3–2 (football) 5–4 (baseball) |
Abbott was a native of Manchester, New Hampshire, where he was born in 1873,[4] and resided during his years at Dartmouth.[5] He died at Concord, New Hampshire on June 22, 1918.[6]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Maine | 1–3–2 | 1–3–1 | ||||||
| Maine: | 1–3–2 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–3–2 | ||||||||
Baseball
editThe following is a list of Abbott's yearly baseball head coaching records.[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Maine | 5–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Lewiston Evening Journal - Google News Archive". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "2013 Maine Black Bears Baseball Media Guide". Maine Sports Information. p. 37. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Caduceus of Kappa Sigma". 1896.
- ^ "Person Details for George Henry Abbott, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin. "Read the eBook General catalogue of Dartmouth College and the associated schools 1769-1910, including a historical sketch of the college by Dartmouth College online for free (page 45 of 103)". ebooksread.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Person Details for George H. Abbott, "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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