A. B. Potter
Albert Byron Potter Sr. (January 8, 1872 – January 26, 1961) was an American football coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Drake University Des Moines, Iowa, serving for three seasons, from 1897 to 1899, and compiling a record of 11–7.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1872 Pella, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1961 (aged 89) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1895–1896 | Northwestern |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897–1899 | Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–7 |
Potter attended Northwestern University, where he was a dental student.[2] He later worked as a dentist based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he died in 1961.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs (Independent) (1897–1899) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Drake | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1898 | Drake | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1899 | Drake | 5–2 | |||||||
| Drake: | 11–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–7 | ||||||||
References
- DeLassus, David. "Drake Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010.
- Ritchey, Charles James (1956). "Drake University Through Seventy-five Years, 1881-1956".
- "The Journal of the American Dental Association". 1962.
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