James Beveridge (American football)

James Beveridge (February 8, 1868 – December 27, 1932) was an American college football player and coach. Beveridge was raised in Schenectady, New York and played football at Princeton University in 1892, before graduating in 1893.[1] He was the head football coach of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University, during the 1893 college football season, earning a 5–3–1 record.[2] Beveridge graduated from New York Law School in 1895.[3]

James Beveridge
Biographical details
Born(1868-02-08)February 8, 1868
DiedSeptember 27, 1932(1932-09-27) (aged 64)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1890–1892Princeton
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1893Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall5–3–1

Beveridge married Anna Preston Lamb in 1900.[4] He died on December 27, 1932, at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York, a week after having an operation for appendicitis.[5] Beveridge is buried with his wife, Anna, at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.[6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Western Reserve (Independent) (1893)
1893 Western Reserve 5–3–1
Western Reserve: 5–3–1
Total:5–3–1

References

  1. Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). "Athletics at Princeton: A History".
  2. "Jame Beveridge". case.edu. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. "General Catalogue". 1908.
  4. "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Beveridge".
  5. "James Beveridge". Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. December 27, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Search Burial Records".
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