Jesse Burbage
American basketball player and coach
About Jesse Burbage
Lived 1894 – 1957 (aged 63). Jesse Burbage was a basketball coach, hospital administrator and military officer.
Jesse Samuel Burbage (February 22, 1894 – December 5, 1957) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter at the guard position for the Auburn Tigers from 1914 to 1918. Burbage served as the head coach of the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) from 1922 to 1924.
Burbage later served as an Army colonel. Circa 1951, he became administrator of the City-County Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he would serve for six years until his death. He died on December 5, 1957, at Huntsville Hospital.
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Who was Jesse Burbage?
American basketball player and coach
When was Jesse Burbage born?
Jesse Burbage was born on 22 February 1894 in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
When did Jesse Burbage die?
Jesse Burbage died on 5 December 1957 in Huntsville Hospital System.
What was Jesse Burbage's occupation?
Jesse Burbage was a basketball coach, hospital administrator and military officer.
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