John J. Egan
Biographical details | |
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Born | Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | May 18, 1878
Died | February 1, 1949 Newington, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 70)
Playing career | |
1897–1901 | Villanova |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1900 | Villanova (co-HC) |
1901 | Villanova |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5–2 |
John Joseph Egan (May 18, 1878 – February 1, 1949) was an American college football player and coach and physician. He served as the co-head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—in 1900 with John Powers. Together they compiled a record of 5–2–2 in one season. Egan then coached Villanova the following year alone and compiled a 2–3 record, making his overall head coaching record 7–5–2. Later, he also served as athletic director at the University of Maryland.[1]
Egan was a doctor by profession and practiced as a surgeon in his hometown of Waterbury, Connecticut for 38 years.[1][2] He served as a major in the Medical Corps of the United States Army during World War II and was also a chief rating specialist at two Veterans' Administration offices in Connecticut. Egan died at a Connecticut veterans' hospital in 1949 after a long illness.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
1900 | Villanova | 5–2–2 | |||||||
1901 | Villanova | 2–3 | |||||||
Villanova: | 7–5–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–5–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dr. Egan Dies", The Gettysburg Times, February 2, 1949, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- ^ Pape, William Jamieson (1918). "History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut".
- 1878 births
- 1949 deaths
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- Villanova Wildcats football coaches
- Villanova Wildcats football players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- United States Army officers
- Players of American football from Waterbury, Connecticut
- Physicians from Connecticut
- Coaches of American football from Connecticut
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs