John Beverly Pollard (November 9, 1880 – October 2, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and surgeon in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.
 Pollard c. 1903 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 9, 1880 Aylett, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 2, 1960 (aged 79) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Virginia (1902–1905) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years edit
Pollard was born on November 9, 1880, in Aylett, Virginia, to E. S. Pollard, Esq.[1]
University of Virginia edit
Pollard was an All-Southern quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia,[2] and a member of the Virginia Glee Club.[3][4] He also played on the baseball teams. At Virginia he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.[5] He mentored the backup Oscar Randolph.[6] He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.[1] After university he became a captain and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.
Coaching career edit
Pollard coached Virginia's baseball team in 1906.[7] He served as a co-head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina from 1906 to 1907.[8]
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Davidson | 3–2–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Davidson | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| Davidson: | 7–3–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–3–3 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Vignettes. Vol. 1. 1905. p. 70.
- ^ "District III". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 19: 219. 1904.
- ^ "Catalog of Students". University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia: 43. 1903–1904.
- ^ Corks and Curls. 1904. p. 132.
- ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 97. 1904.
- ^ "Virginia? Carolina?". The Cavalier Daily. November 18, 1905.
- ^ "Carolina Will Meet Virginia". Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 2, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Quips and Cranks. Davidson College. 1908. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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