E. E. Tarr
Edward Eugene Tarr (May 2, 1880 – August 13, 1950)[1][2] was an American football and basketball coach.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1880 Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1950 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Maryland (1903) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1903–1904 | Adrian |
| 1906 | Mercer |
| 1910 | Little Rock Central HS (AR) |
| 1915 | Bethany (WV) |
| c. 1917–1919 | Staunton Military Academy (VA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1902–1906 | Adrian |
| Baseball | |
| 1904 | Adrian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–15 (college football) 19–13 (college basketball) 4–2 (college baseball) |
Coaching career
Tarr was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. He held that position for the 1903 and 1904 seasons. His coaching record at Adrian was 7–6.[4] He was also coached at Mercer University for the 1906 season where he compiled a record of 2–3. He was Mercer's first paid coach.[5]
Tarr was a graduate of McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1903. He spent some time coaching in Alabama, Arkansas, and at the Carlisle Indian School.[6] He served as the head football coach at Little Rock Central High School in 1910.[7]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Adrian | 5–4 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 1904 | Adrian | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Adrian: | 7–6 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Mercer Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Mercer | 1–4 | 0–2 | T–11th | |||||
| Mercer: | 1–4 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Bethany Bison (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Bethany | 3–5 | |||||||
| Bethany: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–15 | ||||||||
References
- "United States Census, 1900". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "California Death Index, 1940-1997". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- Adrian College (Adrian, Mich.) (1904). Catalogue. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- "Mercer Football Historical Notes". Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- Catalogue Number. Davis and Elkins College. 1909. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- "History". Little Rock Central High School. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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