John J. Egan
American football player, coach, and physician (1878–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Joseph Egan (May 18, 1878 – February 1, 1949) was an American college football player and coach and physician. He served as the co-head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—in 1900 with John Powers. Together they compiled a record of 5–2–2 in one season. Egan then coached Villanova the following year alone and compiled a 2–3 record, making his overall head coaching record 7–5–2. Later, he also served as athletic director at the University of Maryland.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1878-05-18)May 18, 1878 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 1949(1949-02-01) (aged 70) Newington, Connecticut, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1897–1901 | Villanova |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1900 | Villanova (co-HC) |
1901 | Villanova |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5–2 |
Egan was a doctor by profession and practiced as a surgeon in his hometown of Waterbury, Connecticut for 38 years.[1][2] He served as a major in the Medical Corps of the United States Army during World War II and was also a chief rating specialist at two Veterans' Administration offices in Connecticut. Egan died at a Connecticut veterans' hospital in 1949 after a long illness.[1]