Jesse Burbage

Jesse Burbage
	Burbage circa 1925
Biographical details
Born	February 22, 1894; Shelbyville, Kentucky
Died	December 5, 1957 (aged 63); Huntsville, Alabama
Playing career
Basketball
1914–1918	Auburn
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1922–1924	Trinity (NC)
1927–1929	Florida Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	53–25

Jesse Samuel Burbage (February 22, 1894 – December 5, 1957) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter at the guard position for the Auburn Tigers from 1914 to 1918. Burbage served as the head coach of the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) from 1922 to 1924.^[1]

Burbage later served as an Army colonel. Circa 1951, he became administrator of the City-County Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he would serve for six years until his death. He died on December 5, 1957 at Huntsville Hospital.^[2]^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922–23	Trinity	15–7
1923–24	Trinity	19–6
Trinity:		34–13
Florida Southern Moccasins (Independent) (1927–1929)
1927–28	Florida Southern	8–8
1928–29	Florida Southern	11–4
Florida Southern:		19–12
Total:		53–25

References

^ Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
^ "Col. Burbage's Rites Are Set". The Huntsville Times. December 6, 1957. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "J. S. Burbage, hospital official". The Birmingham News (Obituary). December 8, 1957. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

J.S. Burbage at Sports-Reference.com

[Roth-1] Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.

[2] "Col. Burbage's Rites Are Set". The Huntsville Times. December 6, 1957. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "J. S. Burbage, hospital official". The Birmingham News (Obituary). December 8, 1957. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.

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