Alpha Pierce Jamison (November 27, 1875 – April 12, 1962)[1][2][3] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1898 to 1900, compiling a record of 11–11–1. Jamison was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for two seasons from 1899 to 1901, tallying a mark of 12–1.
 Jamison from 1897 Purdue yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1875 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1962 (aged 86) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1892–1896 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1898–1900 | Purdue |
| Basketball | |
| 1899–1901 | Purdue |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–11–1 (football) 12–1 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1898–1900) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Purdue | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1899 | Purdue | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1900 | Purdue | 4–4 | 0–4 | 9th | |||||
| Purdue: | 11–11–1 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–11–1 | ||||||||
Basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1899–1901) | |||||||||
| 1899–1900 | Purdue | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3rd† | |||||
| 1900–01 | Purdue | 12–0 | 2–0 | 1st† | |||||
| Purdue: | 12–1 (.923) | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–1 (.923) | ||||||||
† Intermural play only; the conference did not have an official championship winner
References
edit- ^ Thompson, D.E. (1981). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980. Wabash College. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Leonard, J.W.; Marquis, A.N. (1910). Who's who in America. Vol. 6. Marquis Who's Who. ISSN 0083-9396. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ "Rites Today For Ex-Purdue Athlete", Logansport Press, April 14, 1962, Logansport, Indiana
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