Vernon K. Irvine
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Bedford, Pennsylvania | June 24, 1871
Died | September 4, 1942 St. Petersburg, Florida | (aged 71)
Alma mater | Princeton University (1895) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1894 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–3 |
Vernon Kremer Irvine (June 24, 1871 – September 4, 1942) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for on season, in 1894, compiling a record of 6–3. Irvine was born one June 24, 1871 in Bedford, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where played football as an end, and Princeton University, where he was captain of the "scrub" football team.[2][3] Irvine was the principal of Butler High School in Butler, Pennsylvania for 36 years, until his retirement in 1934 due to poor health. He moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he died September 4, 1942.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
1894 | North Carolina | 6–3 | |||||||
North Carolina: | 6–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Full text of "The class of 1895"". www30.us.archive.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Foot Ball Coach Arrived". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 4, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Retired Educator Succumbs Here". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 5, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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- North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Princeton University alumni
- People from Bedford, Pennsylvania
- People from Butler, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- Educators from Pennsylvania
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1890s stubs