Johnny Poe
American football player and coach, soldier, Marine, and soldier of fortune (1874-1915) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former NFL cornerback, see Johnnie Poe.
John Prentiss Poe Jr. (February 26, 1874 – September 25, 1915) was an American college football player and coach, soldier, Marine, and soldier of fortune, whose exploits on the gridiron and the battlefield contributed to the lore and traditions of the Princeton Tigers football program.
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Born: | (1874-02-26)February 26, 1874 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Died: | September 25, 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 41) near Loos, France |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback, Quarterback |
College | Princeton |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1893–1894 | Virginia |
1896–1896 | Navy |
1897 | Princeton (assistant) |
1902–1903 | Princeton (assistant) |
1906 | Princeton (assistant) |
1908–1909 | Princeton (assistant) |
As player | |
1891–1892 | Princeton |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | United States Honduras Great Britain |
Service/ | U.S. Army U.S. Marine Corps Honduran Army British Army |
Years of service | 1898 1898–1899 1903 1907–1908 1914-1915 |
Rank | Corporal (USA) Captain (Honduras) Private (Great Britain) |
Unit | 5th Maryland Infantry 23rd U. S. Infantry Kentucky National Guard Royal Garrison Artillery the Black Watch |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Black Patch Wars Banana Wars World War I |
Relations | Edgar Allan Poe (cousin) John P. Poe, Sr. (father) Edgar A. Poe (brother) Art Poe (brother) Gresham Poe (brother) Bradley T. Johnson (cousin) |
Other work | cowboy, miner |
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