1. George James Sweetland was an American physician as well as a coach of many sports including basketball, track and field and football at several universities.
27 Facts About George Sweetland
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George Sweetland was the fifth child of George James and Hannah Marsh Sweetland.
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George Sweetland is the brother of Monroe Marsh Sweetland, who founded Delta Chi fraternity and Edwin Sweetland noted college football coach.
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George Sweetland graduated from Dryden Academy, and went on to attend Union College in Schenectady, New York.
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At Union, George Sweetland played fullback and center on the football team and was named captain of the team in 1896 season.
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George Sweetland transferred to Hobart College in Geneva, New York where he graduated with a Bachelor of Letters in 1897.
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George B Wells a student got the Alma football team ready before the season with Sweetland taking over once the season started.
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George Sweetland took over a team that had just won the state championship.
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George Sweetland continued the school's winning ways by coaching Ishpeming to the state championship in 1901 and 1902.
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George Sweetland's team faced Kalamazoo High School, the Lower Peninsula champion, who outweighed Ishpeming by 30 pounds a man.
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George Sweetland got wind of the deception and let it continue.
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When his team played Benton Harbor in the state championship, George Sweetland had totally changed his formations and attack.
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George Sweetland left Ishpeming and take over the Department of Hygiene at the University of North Dakota.
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George Sweetland coached the basketball team from 1904 to 1908 and had a career record of 29 wins and 3 losses.
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In 1908 George Sweetland moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue his interest in fruit tree cultivation.
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George Sweetland transformed the team into winners and brought them financial stability.
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George Sweetland coached the Everett High School for one season losing only one game.
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George Sweetland coached the football team from 1909 to 1913 for a combined record of 20 wins and 4 losses.
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George Sweetland did not take a job with another college in the Pacific Northwest.
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In 1914 George Sweetland was named physical and athletic director at Hobart as well as being in charge of physical training of young women at William Smith College.
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George Sweetland was paid approximately $3000 a year to run the athletic department, coaching several sports including football, basketball, and baseball.
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Sweetland abandoned his coaching career in 1916 due to the death of his brother Dr John J Sweetland who was killed in a car accident.
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George Sweetland left his position at Hobart moved to Constantine, Michigan to take over the medical practice of his brother.
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George Sweetland lived there the rest of his life until he died at Three River Hospital in 1954.
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George Sweetland was active in the community and was elected several times to the local school board.
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George Sweetland was instrumental in creating the Tomahawk Trophy that is played for each year between Constantine High School and White Pigeon High School football teams.
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The oldest, Monroe George Sweetland, was a Democratic National Committee member for Oregon and a member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.