About Ira C. Brownlie
Lived 1873 – 1956 (aged 83). Ira C. Brownlie was an American head coach and dentist.
Ira Clifton Brownlie (April 11, 1873 – December 8, 1956) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He was the first head football coach at Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm—now known as Iowa State University—serving for one season in 1892 and compiling a record of 1–0–1. He was also the head baseball coach at Iowa Agricultural in 1898, tallying a mark of 2–4.
Brownlie was born in Long Grove, Iowa and attended high school in Davenport, Iowa. He later moved to Colorado, where he worked as a dentist. He died in Denver, Colorado on December 8, 1956.
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Who was Ira C. Brownlie?
American sports coach (1873-1956)
When was Ira C. Brownlie born?
Ira C. Brownlie was born on 11 April 1873 in Long Grove.
When did Ira C. Brownlie die?
Ira C. Brownlie died on 8 December 1956 in Denver.
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Ira C. Brownlie was a head coach and dentist.
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Ira C. Brownlie was American.
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