Ernest E. West | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 7, 1867 Rome, Georgia |
| Died |
July 16, 1914 (aged 47) Rhea Springs, Tennessee |
Ernest Edward West (July 7, 1867 – July 16, 1914) was the organizer, head coach, and player of Georgia Tech's first football team.[1]
West was born in Rome, Georgia in 1867 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1888.[2] After graduation, he resigned his commission and practiced law in Georgia before becoming a professor at the Georgia school of Technology.[2] In 1892, he organized Georgia Tech's first football team, acted as coach and captain, and played halfback.[2] It was only season he would coach or play for the school. During the Spanish–American War, West served as a captain of marines.[2]
On June 14, 1914, during custody dispute over his nine-year-old daughter, West was found in a Chattanooga, Tennessee hotel room with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[2] He survived his injuries, but died of kidney failure in Rhea Springs, Tennessee on July 17, 1914.[3]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech (Independent) (1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Georgia Tech | 0–3 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech: | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–3 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Ernest E. West Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2474. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Writes Obituary, Seeks Death". The Atlanta Constitution. June 16, 1914. p. 10.
- ↑ "Capt. Ernest E. West Dies at Rhea Springs". The Atlanta Constitution. July 18, 1914. p. 3.
External links[]
- Ernest E. West (American football) at Find a Grave
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