John Lillibridge

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John Lillibridge
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Lillibridge at Maryland in 1896
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1878-06-27)June 27, 1878[1]
Laurel, Maryland
Playing career
1896–1897 Maryland
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897 Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall 2–4

John Ambrose Lillibridge (1878 – date of death unknown) was an American businessman and college football coach. He served as the head coach at the Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland) in 1897.

Biography

Lillibridge was born in 1878 in Laurel, Maryland and enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1894.[2] He played as an end on the football team in 1896 and 1897. Lillibridge served as captain and player-coach in 1897. The Aggies posted a 2–4 record that season.[3]

Lillibridge graduated in 1898 with an A.B. degree through the school's Classical Course. He worked as an accountant for the Maryland Steel Company and then as a sales representative for the Barrett Manufacturing Company.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
1897 Maryland 2–4
Total: 2–4
Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

  1. [1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Alumni Record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914, Maryland Agricultural College, p. 62, 1914.
  3. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, pp. 23–30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.