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Ancil D. Brown
Ancil Delos Brown (September 19, 1873 – March 17, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He served as the co-head football coach with Jason B. Parrish at Syracuse University in 1903 and as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career college football record of 11–15.[1] Brown was born in Freetown, New York in 1873.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1873 Freetown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1960 (aged 86) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1900–1902 | Syracuse |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1903 | Syracuse |
| 1904–1905 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–15 |
Brown was an alumnus of the Syracuse University and captained their 1902 football team.[2][3] He later worked as an attorney and was married to Lillian. He died in 1960 at his home in Syracuse, New York.[4]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Syracuse | 5–4 | |||||||
| Arkansas Cardinals (Independent) (1904–1905) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Arkansas | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1905 | Arkansas | 2–6 | |||||||
| Arkansas: | 6–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–13 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Alumni Record and General Catalogue of Syracuse University 1899-1904 Vol. II". Alumni Records. January 1904.
- ^ "Football Starting Well at Syracuse" (PDF). Timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Hale, Harrison (1948). "University of Arkansas, 1871-1948". Books.google.com.
- ^ "Ancil D. Brown Dies at 86; Was Claims Attorney". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 18, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved September 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
External links edit
- Ancil D. Brown at Find a Grave