George P. Dyer
American football player and coach (1876–1948)
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Biographical details | |
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Born |
(
1876-02-07
)
February 7, 1876
Montevideo , Uruguay |
Died |
June 22, 1948
(1948-06-22)
(aged
72)
Santa Barbara County, California , U.S. |
Playing career | |
1893–1894 | Cornell |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1896 | Army |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–2–1 |
George Palmer Dyer (February 7, 1876 – June 22, 1948) [1] [2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1896, compiling a record of 3–2–1. Dyer played at Cornell University in 1893 and 1894. He later served in the United States Navy as a paymaster. [3]
George married Dorothy Sturges Bell on 9 October 1901 aboard the U.S.S. Santee. [4] [5] They were divorced in Nevada in February 1940. [6] He married Amelia Frances Goodrich Jarvie (born 30 June 1881 in Brooklyn, N.Y.), donor of the carillon at the Jerusalem International YMCA , on 21 September 1940 in Essex, Ma. [7] They lived at Yellow Jacket Ranch in Calistoga , California, making trips to Hawaii and New Zealand until Amelia's death on 25 July 1945. [8] [9] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . [10]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
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Army Cadets (Independent) (1896) | |||||
1896 | Army | 3–2–1 | |||
Army: | 3–2–1 | ||||
Total: | 3–2–1 |
References
- ↑ Buys, D.P. (1986). Walter Palmer of Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and Stonington, Connecticut: A 400 Year (1585-1985) Family History . compiler . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
- ↑ "Person Details for George Palmer Dyer, "California Death Index, 1940-1997" — FamilySearch.org" . familysearch.org . Retrieved April 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Hewett, W.T.; Holmes, F.R.; Williams, L.A. (1905). Cornell University: A History . The University Publishing Society . Retrieved April 14, 2015 .
- ↑ The New York Times , October 10, 1901
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun , October 10, 1901
- ↑ The Nevada State Journal , 21 February 1940 ,
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriage Index 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Ancestry.
- ↑ California Death Index 1940-1997 Ancestry
- ↑ "George Palmer Dyer" . www.familysearch.org . Retrieved 2023-04-28 .
- ↑ "Burial detail: Dyer, George P" . ANC Explorer . Retrieved April 27, 2023 .
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