51 Facts About Edwin Sweetland

Edwin Regur Sweetland was an American coach, trainer, and athletic administrator at several universities.

One of his brothers was Monroe Marsh Edwin Sweetland, who founded Delta Chi fraternity while a law student at Cornell University.

Edwin Sweetland was a considered one of the top players in the early years of Big Red football.

That year, Edwin Sweetland was part of the line that helped Clint Wyckoff become Cornell's first College Football All-American.

Edwin Sweetland planned to the return for the 1899 football season even though he would be graduating.

Edwin Sweetland planned to start his medical training at Cornell.

Additionally, a charge was leveled that Edwin Sweetland was a professional, not an amateur, since he was paid for playing football for Elmira Athletic Club in the fall of 1897.

Edwin Sweetland denied the allegation only admitting that he received reimbursement for his expenses but not for playing.

In 1897, as a novice rower, Edwin Sweetland went out for Cornell rowing team but did not make varsity.

Edwin Sweetland had to spend several days in the hospital due to trouble with his appendicitis.

Edwin Sweetland started coaching football the fall after he graduated from Cornell.

Edwin Sweetland's coaching career allowed Sweetland earn several advance degrees at the schools he coached, including a Ph.

On January 3,1900, Edwin Sweetland was picked to be the head football coach at Syracuse University.

Edwin Sweetland spent a good amount of time on basic watermanship and maintaining an even keel.

In fall of that year, Edwin Sweetland began football practice on September 4,1900, with 10 returning players from the 1899 team.

Edwin Sweetland's team started out strongly and had several opportunities to score.

Later, just before half time, Cornell returned a fumble to the Syracuse's seven yard line but Edwin Sweetland's defence stopped them from scoring and took over on downs.

Edwin Sweetland again coached the rowing team for the 1901 season.

Edwin Sweetland returned for his third year as rowing coach in 1902.

Coach Edwin Sweetland had experienced rowers to choose the Varsity crew from.

The 1903 football season under Coach Edwin Sweetland saw Syracuse outscore their opponents by a combined score of 153 to 87.

Edwin Sweetland had demanded a higher salary to coach the rowing team.

Courtney wanted Sweetland to replace F D Colson who moved on to become coach at Harvard.

However, Edwin Sweetland did not become Courtney's assistant because in the time it took resolve the conflict, he was offered and accepted the position as head football coach at Ohio State University.

In 1904, Edwin Sweetland became the head football coach at Ohio State University, partly due to a strong recommendation from Walter Camp and beating out Albert Hernstein for the position.

Edwin Sweetland served as trainer of Ohio State's athletic teams and coach of the Buckeye's track and field team starting in 1905 and again in 1906.

Edwin Sweetland was the first "Trainer" at Ohio State University, filling a role approved by the Athletic Board in January 1904 and which he accepted in December 1904.

Edwin Sweetland was then named head football coach for the 1908 season.

Edwin Sweetland had to deal with a tough schedule that included Cornell, Brown, Army and Syracuse.

Edwin Sweetland left Colgate and was hired as head football coach at the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1909.

The gridiron success was more remarkable considering Edwin Sweetland became ill during the season and was feared that he could not continue to coach the football team.

Edwin Sweetland had recovered from his Illness to coach the 1910 football season.

Edwin Sweetland's team had several costly fumbles to allow Centre to claim the State title.

Edwin Sweetland replaced Harold Iddings, who ended up replacing Sweetland as head basketball coach at UK.

Edwin Sweetland returned to coach the Wildcats for the 1912 season.

Edwin Sweetland was the last head coach to leave Miami with a losing record until 1989 when Tim Rose's contract was not renewed.

Edwin Sweetland returned to the University of Kentucky in 1912 as part of an overall revamping of athletic programs by University President Henry Stites Barker.

Baker hired Edwin Sweetland to fill this position, which included that he serve as both head coach of the football and basketball team.

Edwin Sweetland had to deal with disciplinary action by KIAA who had been investigating the use of ineligible athletes.

Edwin Sweetland announced that Kentucky would leave the KIAA after the end of the academic year.

Rumors that the KIAA had informed the SIAA of its findings plus strong criticism from the faculty council, most notably the dean of the engineering department, Paul Anderson were ongoing issues that Edwin Sweetland had to deal with.

Early in 1913, before the Webb arson case went to trial, Edwin Sweetland resigned his duties as coach and athletic administrator.

Edwin Sweetland left West Virginia and took a job to coach football for the 1914 season at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Shortly before Edwin Sweetland was supposed to leave for New Orleans, he almost reneged of his commitment to coach Tulane.

Alfred did not hire Edwin Sweetland to be their football coach, but instead used multiple officers from the Corps.

Edwin Sweetland was critiqued for the overall play of the team and practice schedule.

Edwin Sweetland was a prominent member of the local Democratic Party.

Edwin Sweetland served his community by holding numerous town offices including serving as member of the local draft board.

Edwin Sweetland served as Supervisor of the Town of Dryden from 1938 to 1944 In his political career he had to overcome being a Democrat in an overwhelming Republican county.

On September 28,1914, Edwin Sweetland married Hester Donnelly, a nurse whom he met at a Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh while recuperating from a broken leg he suffered at a baseball game when he was hit by a foul ball while working for the Pittsburgh Playground Association.

Mrs Edwin Sweetland died June 6,1936, at Memorial Hospital in Ithaca, New York.