Biographical details | |
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Born | Maryland, U.S. | May 2, 1880
Died | August 13, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 70)
Alma mater | Western Maryland (1903) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1903–1904 | Adrian |
1906 | Mercer |
1910 | Little Rock Central HS (AR) |
1915 | Bethany (WV) |
c. 1917–1919 | Staunton Military Academy (VA) |
Basketball | |
1902–1906 | Adrian |
Baseball | |
1904 | Adrian |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 11–15 (college football) 19–13 (college basketball) 4–2 (college baseball) |
Edward Eugene Tarr (May 2, 1880 – August 13, 1950) [1] [2] was an American football and basketball coach. [3]
Tarr was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. He held that position for the 1903 and 1904 seasons. His coaching record at Adrian was 7–6. [4] He was also coached at Mercer University for the 1906 season where he compiled a record of 2–3. He was Mercer's first paid coach. [5]
Tarr was a graduate of McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1903. He spent some time coaching in Alabama, Arkansas, and at the Carlisle Indian School. [6] He served as the head football coach at Little Rock Central High School in 1910. [7]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Adrian Bulldogs ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
1903 | Adrian | 5–4 | 0–3 | ||||||
1904 | Adrian | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
Adrian: | 7–6 | 1–5 | |||||||
Mercer Baptists ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | Mercer | 1–4 | 0–2 | T–11th | |||||
Mercer: | 1–4 | 0–2 | |||||||
Bethany Bison (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Bethany | 3–5 | |||||||
Bethany: | 3–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 11–15 |