American coach, trainer, and athletic administrator
Edwin Sweetland
Sweetland in 1898
Biographical details
Born
(1875-01-10)January 10, 1875 Dryden, New York, U.S.
Died
October 21, 1950(1950-10-21) (aged 75) Dryden, New York, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1894
Union (NY)
1895–1896
Cornell
1898
Cornell
Rowing
1898–1899
Cornell
Position(s)
Guard, tackle (football) No. 5 (rowing)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1899
Hamilton
1900–1902
Syracuse
1903
Hamilton
1904–1905
Ohio State
1908
Colgate
1909–1910
Kentucky State College
1911
Miami (OH)
1912
Kentucky State College
1913
West Virginia
1914
Tulane
1915–1917
Alfred
1919
Alfred
Basketball
1909–1910
Kentucky State College
1911–1912
Kentucky State College
1914–1915
Tulane
Track
1905
Ohio State
1907
Colgate
1915
Tulane
Rowing
1901–1902
Syracuse
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1913
Kentucky State College
1913–1914
West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall
100–41–10 (football) 15–11 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Third-team All-American (1898)
Edwin Regur Sweetland (January 10, 1875 – October 21, 1950) was an American coach, trainer, and athletic administrator at several universities. During his coaching career he was head coach of many sports including basketball, track and field, and rowing, but the majority of for his coaching work was in football. Though mainly known for football, he left his mark on several college athletics departments and other sports. This includes being the first athletic trainer at Ohio State University, the first paid coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, and the first coach of Syracuse University rowing team.
Sweetland attended Union College and graduated from Cornell University in 1899. A gifted athlete, Sweetland was on the varsity football team at Union and Cornell and the varsity rowing team at Cornell. At Cornell he was coached by Hall of Fame coaches Pop Warner in football and Charles E. Courtney in rowing.
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R. Brown (1909) Appleton A. Mason (1910–1912) A. C. Hoffman (1913) EdwinSweetland (1914) Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1920) Myron Fuller (1921) Clark Shaughnessy...
A. Lueder 1908–1911 17–13–3 .561 William P. Edmunds 1912 6–3 .667 EdwinSweetland 1913 3–4–2 .444 Sol Metzger 1914–1915 10–6–1 .618 Mont McIntire 1916–1920...
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R. Brown (1909) Appleton A. Mason (1910–1912) A. C. Hoffman (1913) EdwinSweetland (1914) Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1920) Myron Fuller (1921) Clark Shaughnessy...