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Ray Turnbull

1880 – 1939

American football coach

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Lived 1880 – 1939 (aged 58). Ray Turnbull was an American head coach and american football coach.

Raymond Alexander Turnbull (August 29, 1880 – August 13, 1939) was an American college football player, coach and physician. He served as player/coach at University of Buffalo for one season in 1903, compiling a record of 4–4.

Turnbull was born on August 29, 1880, in Elmira, New York, to William P. and Jenny E. Turnbull. He was educated in public schools of Elmira and Ithaca, New York. He attended Cornell University, where he played college football as an end in 1901. He earned a medical degree from the University of Buffalo in 1904 and practiced medicine in Elmira.

Turnbull served in the United States Army during World War I as a major and chief surgeon of the 107th Infantry Regiment in France. He died on August 13, 1939, in Elmira, after being hospitalized for a heart ailment.

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Who was Ray Turnbull?

American football coach

When was Ray Turnbull born?

Ray Turnbull was born on 29 August 1880 in Elmira, New York.

When did Ray Turnbull die?

Ray Turnbull died on 13 August 1939 in Elmira, New York.

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Ray Turnbull was a head coach and american football coach.

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Ray Turnbull was American.

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· Wikipedia: Ray Turnbull

· Wikidata: Q7298218

· DBpedia: Ray Turnbull (American football)

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