John J. Corbett

John J. Corbett
Portrait of Corbett from Walter Camp's 1894 book, American Football
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1869-11-15)November 15, 1869 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	February 21, 1947(1947-02-21) (aged 77) Laramie, Wyoming
Playing career
Football 1890–1893	Harvard
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1898 1915–1923 Basketball 1910–1911 1915–1924 Baseball 1909 1912	Holy Cross (MA) (interim HC) Wyoming Ohio Wyoming Ohio Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	16–44–3 (football) 40–45 (basketball) 12–12 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards All-American, 1890

John J. Corbett (November 15, 1869 – February 21, 1947) was an American football player and coach of multiple sports. He played football for Harvard University from 1890 to 1893 and was selected as one of the two halfbacks on the 1890 College Football All-America Team. He graduated from Harvard in 1894 and received a master's degree from Ohio University in 1910. Corbett went on to coach football in Ohio, Oklahoma and Wyoming.^[1] In 1914, he moved to Wyoming where he coached all of the athletic teams, including football, basketball, baseball, and track and field, for the University of Wyoming from 1914 to 1924.^[2] He remained the university's director of physical education until his retirement in September 1939.^[3]^[4] He became known as Wyoming's "Grand Old Man of Athletics."^[5]^[6] In October 1931, the University of Wyoming's athletic ground was named Corbett Field in his honor.^[7]^[8] Corbett died on February 21, 1947 of an apparent heart attack at his home in Laramie, Wyoming; he was 77 years old.^[2]^[9]

References

^ Dean Snyder (1920-10-19). "Claims Cowboys Are Good Grid Men: University of Wyoming Football Coach Likes Spirit of His Team". Appleton Post-Crescent.
^ ^a ^b "Old Ohio Grid Star Is Dead". Evening Independent (Masillon, Ohio). 1947-02-22.
^ "Former Wyoming Grid Coach Dies". Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH). 1947-02-22.
^ "Wyoming Athletic Head Will Retire". San Antonio Light. 1939-07-02.
^ "Corbett, 77, Dead". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1947-02-22.
^ "1891 All-American Gridder Found Dead". Marion Star (Associated Press). 1947-02-22.
^ "Utah Ags Spoil Wyoming Festival, 12-0". Billings Gazette. 1931-10-25.
^ "Wyoming Names Athletic Field". Greeley Daily Tribune. 1931-09-26.
^ AP (February 22, 1947). "JOHN CORBETT; Ex-Coach at Wyoming U. Was on Camp's All-American in '91". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

External links

John J. Corbett at the College Football Data Warehouse

Holy Cross Crusaders head football coaches

A. C. N. Peterson (1896–1897)
John J. Corbett # (1898)
Maurice Connor (1898–1902)
Frank Cavanaugh (1903–1905)
George King (1906)
Timothy Larkin (1907–1912)
Harry Von Kersberg (1913)
Luke Kelly (1914–1917)
Bart Sullivan (1918)
Cleo A. O'Donnell (1919–1929)
John McEwan (1930–1932)
Arthur Corcoran # (1932)
Eddie Anderson (1933–1938)
Joe Sheeketski (1939–1941)
Anthony Scanton (1942–1944)
John DaGrosa (1945–1947)
Bill Osmanski (1948–1949)
Eddie Anderson (1950–1964)
Mel Massucco (1965–1966)
Tom Boisture (1967–1968)
Bill Whitton (1969–1970)
Ed Doherty (1971–1975)
Neil Whelwright (1976–1980)
Rick E. Carter (1981–1985)
Mark Duffner (1986–1991)
Peter Vaas (1992–1995)
Dan Allen (1996–2003)
Tom Gilmore (2004– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Ohio Bobcats head baseball coaches

Israel M. Foster (1892)
No team (1893–1899)
Unknown (1900–1906)
Arthur McFarland (1907)
Unknown (1908)
John J. Corbett (1909)
Unknown (1910–1912)
M. B. Banks (1913–1918)
Frank Gullum (1919)
Russell Finsterwald (1920)
No team (1921)
Russell Finsterwald (1922)
Butch Grover (1923)
Don Peden (1924–1948)
Bob Wren (1949–1972)
Jerry France (1973–1988)
Joe Carbone (1989–2012)
Rob Smith (2013– )

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball head coaches

James C. Jones (1907–1910)
John J. Corbett (1910–1911)
Arthur Hinaman (1911–1912)
C. M. Douthit (1912–1913)
M. B. Banks (1913–1918)
Frank Gullum (1918–1920)
Russ Finsterwald (1920–1922)
Butch Grover (1922–1938)
Dutch Trautwein (1938–1949)
Jim Snyder (1949–1974)
Dale Bandy (1974–1980)
Danny Nee (1980–1986)
Billy Hahn (1986–1989)
Larry Hunter (1989–2001)
Tim O'Shea (2001–2008)
John Groce (2008–2012)
Jim Christian (2012–2014)
Saul Phillips (2014–)

Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls athletic directors

John J. Corbett (1915–?) John Rhodes (?–1933) Willard Witte (1933–?) Glenn Jacoby (1946–1973) George McCarty (1970–1980) Bob Hitch (1980–1981) Gary Cunningham (1981–1986) Paul Roach (1986–1996) Lee Moon (1996–2003) Gary Barta (2003–2006) Tom Burman (2006– )

Wyoming Cowboys head football coaches

Fred Hess (1892)
No team (1893)
Fred Hess & J. F. Soule (1894)
J. F. Soule (1895–1897)
Fred Hess (1898)
J. F. Soule (1899)
William McMurray (1900–1906)
Robert Ehlman (1907–1908)
Harold I. Dean (1909–1911)
Leon Exelby (1912)
Ralph Thacker (1913–1914)
John J. Corbett (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
John J. Corbett (1919–1923)
William Henry Dietz (1924–1926)
George McLaren (1927–1929)
John Rhodes (1930–1932)
Willard Witte (1933–1938)
Joel Hunt (1939)
Okie Blanchard (1940)
Bunny Oakes (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bunny Oakes (1946)
Bowden Wyatt (1947–1952)
Phil Dickens (1953–1956)
Bob Devaney (1957–1961)
Lloyd Eaton (1962–1970)
Fritz Shurmur (1971–1974)
Fred Akers (1975–1976)
Bill Lewis (1977–1979)
Pat Dye (1980)
Al Kincaid (1981–1985)
Dennis Erickson (1986)
Paul Roach (1987–1990)
Joe Tiller (1991–1996)
Dana Dimel (1997–1999)
Vic Koenning (2000–2002)
Joe Glenn (2003–2008)
Dave Christensen (2009–2013)
Pete Kaligis # (2012)
Craig Bohl (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Wyoming Cowboys basketball head coaches

W. Yates (1904–1906)
Lt. Coburn (1906–1908)
Elmer Hoefer (1908–1909)
Harold I. Dean (1909–1912)
Leon Excelby (1912–1913)
Ralph Thacker (1913–1915)
John J. Corbett (1915–1924)
Stewart Clark (1924–1928)
George McLaren (1928–1930)
Willard Witte (1930–1939)
Everett Shelton (1939–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Everett Shelton (1944–1959)
Bill Strannigan (1959–1973)
Moe Radovich (1973–1976)
Don DeVoe (1976–1978)
Jim Brandenburg (1978–1987)
Benny Dees (1987–1993)
Joby Wright (1993–1997)
Larry Shyatt (1997–1998)
Steve McClain (1998–2007)
Heath Schroyer (2007–2011)
Fred Langley # (2011)
Larry Shyatt (2011– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

1890 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Dudley Dean HB John J. Corbett HB Lee McClung FB Sheppard Homans, Jr. C John Cranston G William Heffelfinger G Jesse Riggs T Marshall Newell T William Rhodes E Frank Hallowell E Ralph Warren

John J. Corbett

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American football

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Halfback (American football)

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Laramie, Wyoming

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1890 College Football All-America Team

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Walter Camp

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1890 College Football All-America Team

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