George_W._Bryant

George W. Bryant

George W. Bryant

American sports coach, administrator, and professor (1873–1947)

This article is about the coach. For the politician George William Bryant, see George Bryant (New Zealand politician).

George W. Bryant (June 9, 1873 – May 6, 1947) was an American college sports coach, administrator, and professor. He served as head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia from 1895 to 1896, and at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1899 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 53–70–9.[2] Bryant died at the age of 73, on May 6, 1947, at a hospital in Cedar Rapids.[3]

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    "Bomb". Virginia Military Institute. 1896.
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    Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Dr. George W. Bryant, Educator-Preacher, Dies at Cedar Rapids". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Associated Press. May 7, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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