Edward Leonard King

Major General Edward Leonard King (December 5, 1873 – December 27, 1933) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army. He played college football as the halfback at the United States Military Academy from 1894 to 1895 and served as the head coach of the Army football team in 1903. King was a career military officer who served in the Spanish–American War and World War I. He was the Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College from 1925 to 1929 and attained the rank of major general.

Military career King was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1873 and entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York in 1892. He played at the halfback position for the Army Black Knights football team from 1894 to 1895. He was also selected captain of the Army football team in 1895.

In 1903, King returned to West Point and served one year as the head coach of the Army football team. He led the team to a 6–2–1 record in the 1903 college football season. After the season, he agreed to serve as head coach for the academy's ice hockey team in its inaugural year. He also served in the Philippine–American War and served again in the Philippines from January 1910 through June 1912.

Brigadier General Edward L. King (center) as commander of the 65th Brigade with members of his staff near Mouilly, France, November 1918.

In July 1916 he was promoted to major of the cavalry, and he attended the United States Army War College from September 1916 to May 1917, a month after the American entry into World War I,

Following the American entry into the war, King was promoted to the rank of colonel in the National Army. He was the Chief of Staff of the 28th Division, a National Guard formation known as the "Keystoners," in Camp Hancock, Georgia, and also during part of its campaign in France. He arrived in Europe in May 1918 and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general the following month. He served as assistant chief of staff for the War Department from 1929 to 1932. King was promoted to major general in October 1931. His wife was the daughter of Brig. Gen. Edwin Vose Sumner Jr.

In December 1933, King died of a heart attack while on a hunt at Fort McPherson, Georgia. He was buried at West Point.

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Ice hockey