George A. Stewart

George Andrew Stewart (September 26, 1862 – June 21, 1894) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Harvard University football team from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.

George A. Stewart
Biographical details
Born(1862-09-26)September 26, 1862
South Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 1894(1894-06-21) (aged 31)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1890–1893Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall46–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1890)

Born in 1862 in South Boston,[1] Stewart attended grammar and Latin schools in Boston[1] before entering Harvard in 1880, graduating in the class of 1884.[2] After graduating, in 1886,[3] Stewart worked at the Boston Daily Globe, editing the yachting section. He was regarded as an authority on boating and yachts, and was a member of a yacht club and the Boston Athletic Association.[1] He was regarded as a designer of boats.[4] In 1890, Stewart, along with another fellow alumnus, George Adams (1886) were appointed by team captain Arthur Cumnock[5] as coaches for the Harvard football program. In their first season, the 1890 Harvard team went 11–0 had five players named to the 1890 College Football All-America Team.[6] The team was retroactively recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors. The appointment of Adams and Stewart is regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.[7]

Stewart died of typhoid fever in 1894.[1]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1890–1893)
1890 Harvard 11–0
1891 Harvard 13–1
1892 Harvard 10–1
1893 Harvard 12–1
Harvard: 46–3
Total:46–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.) - Google Books. 1894. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. General Catalogue Issue - Harvard University - Google Books. 1883. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. Lyons, Louis Martin (1971). Newspaper story: one hundred years of the Boston globe - Louis Martin Lyons - Google Books. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674622258. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. Castle Jr., William Richards; Pier, Arthur Stanwood (1895). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine - William Roscoe Thayer, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, Bernard Augustine De Voto, Theodore Morrison - Google Books. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. Blanchard, John Adams (1923). The H book of Harvard athletics 1852-1922 - Google Books. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  6. "Harvard : Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - National Championships". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  7. Harvard Magazine - Google Books. 1990. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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