John William Dunlop (April 23, 1874 – April 7, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at Boston College, coaching four seasons between 1897 and 1901 and compiling a record of 16–16–2. Boston College did not field a football team in 1900.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 23, 1874 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1957 (aged 82) Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (1897) |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1896 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897–1901 | Boston College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–16–2 |
In 1922, Dunlop was residing in Boston, working as a real estate, mortgage and insurance broker.[1] He was married to Alice Lillian Hall, whom he wed on October 25, 1899, and had two children, Lydia and John William, Jr.. He later entered in a partnership with Stephen W. Sleeper, a fellow Harvard alumnus, to form the real estate firm Sleeper & Dunlop.
He died at Westborough, Massachusetts in 1957.[2]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College (Independent) (1897–1901) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Boston College | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1898 | Boston College | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1899 | Boston College | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| 1900 | No team | ||||||||
| 1901 | Boston College | 2–7 | |||||||
| Boston College: | 16–16–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–16–2 | ||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Report". Cambridge, Mass. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Association; Associated Harvard Clubs (1956). Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Vol. 59. Harvard Alumni Association. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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