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John Corbett

1869 – 1947

American football player and coach of multiple sports, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1869 – 1947 (aged 77). John Corbett was an American basketball coach and american football player.

John Corbett (November 14, 1869 – February 20, 1947) was an American football player and coach of multiple sports. He played football for Harvard University from 1890 to 1893 and was selected as one of the two halfbacks on the 1890 College Football All-America Team. He graduated from Harvard in 1894 and earned a master's degree from Ohio University in 1910. Corbett went on to coach football in Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. In 1914, he moved to Wyoming where he coached all of the athletic teams, including football, basketball, baseball, and track and field, for the University of Wyoming from 1914 to 1924. He became known as Wyoming's "Grand Old Man of Athletics." In October 1931, the University of Wyoming's athletic field was named Corbett Field in his honor. Corbett died on February 21, 1947, of an apparent heart attack at his home in Laramie, Wyoming; he was 77 years old.

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Harvard University, Ohio University

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Who was John Corbett?

American football player and coach of multiple sports, college athletics administrator (1869-1947)

When was John Corbett born?

John Corbett was born on 15 November 1869 in Boston.

When did John Corbett die?

John Corbett died on 21 February 1947 in Laramie.

What was John Corbett's occupation?

John Corbett was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was John Corbett?

John Corbett was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Corbett

· Wikidata: Q6227091

· DBpedia: John Corbett (coach)

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