Elmer Burnham
American football player and coach (1894–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elmer Harold Burnham (September 8, 1894 – March 9, 1977) was an American football coach and all-around athlete, known particularly for his basketball skills both in college and in amateur YMCA play in Indiana.[1] He was the head football coach at Purdue University in 1942 and 1943. Burnham's 1943 Purdue squad went 9–0 and shared the Big Ten Conference title with Michigan. From 1944 to 1960, Burnham served as the head coach at the University of Rochester, where he compiled a record of 82–48–6 in 17 seasons.[2] Burnham served as Purdue's freshman football coach for seven years before assuming the role as varsity head coach in 1942.[3] Before coming to Purdue, Burnham coached football at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana, for 16 seasons, tallying a mark of 118–30–8.[4]
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1894-09-08)September 8, 1894 West Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 9, 1977(1977-03-09) (aged 82) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1910s | Springfield |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1916–1934 | South Bend Central HS (IN) |
1935–1941 | Purdue (freshmen) |
1942–1943 | Purdue |
1944–1960 | Rochester (NY) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 92–56–6 (college) 118–30–8 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Big Ten (1943) | |