Everett B. Camp

Everett B. Camp
Biographical details
Born(1867-03-08)March 8, 1867
Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1938(1938-02-26) (aged 70)
Waynesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materPenn (1893)
Playing career
1885–1888Lafayette
1890–1892Penn
1894–1895, 1897Chicago Athletic Association
1897Pittsburgh Athletic Club
1898Chicago Athletic Association
PositionHalfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1893Oberlin
Head coaching record
Overall6–1

Everett Brace "Jake" Camp Sr. (March 8, 1867 – February 26, 1938) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio in 1893, compiling a record of 6–1.[1] Camp was an 1893 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[2]

Playing career

Camp played college football for seven years, four with Lafayette and the rest with Penn.[3] After college, he played for the Chicago Athletic Association in 1894,[4] 1895 (serving as team captain that year),[5] 1897,[6] and 1898.[7][8] Late in the 1897 season, he played for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.[9][10]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Oberlin Yeomen (Independent) (1893)
1893 Oberlin 6–1
Oberlin: 6–1
Total: 6–1

References

  1. ^ Brandt, Nat (2001). When Oberlin was King of the Gridiron: The Heisman Years. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873386845. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania". University of Pennsylvania. 1922. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Brandt, Nat (2001). When Oberlin was King of the Gridiron: The Heisman Years. Kent State University Press. p. 93. ISBN 9780873386845.
  4. ^ "Penn's Eleven Takes Easy Work". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Gossip". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1895. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Even Betting". The Boston Daily Globe. November 8, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hard Practice by the C. A. A." The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 5, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grand Contest". The South Bend Daily Tribune. October 11, 1898. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Good Players on Both Sides". The Pittsburg Post. November 16, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pittsburg Supplied Plenty Of People". The Pittsburgh Post. November 26, 1897. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.