A. B. Potter
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1872 Pella, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1961 (aged 89) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1895–1896 | Northwestern |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897–1899 | Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–7 |
Albert Byron Potter Sr. (January 8, 1872 – January 26, 1961) was American football coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Drake University Des Moines, Iowa, serving for three seasons, from 1897 to 1899, and compiling a record of 11–7.[1]
Potter attended Northwestern University, where he was a dental student.[2] He later worked as a dentist based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he died in 1961.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs (Independent) (1897–1899) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Drake | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1898 | Drake | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1899 | Drake | 5–2 | |||||||
| Drake: | 11–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–7 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ DeLassus, David. "Drake Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010.
- ^ Ritchey, Charles James (1956). "Drake University Through Seventy-five Years, 1881-1956".
- ^ "The Journal of the American Dental Association". 1962.
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