Herb Alward

Herb Alward
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1865-11-01)November 1, 1865
Negaunee, Michigan or Oconto, Wisconsin
Died December 21, 1897(1897-12-21) (aged 32)
Chicago, Illinois
Playing career
1890 Harvard
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891 Wisconsin
1895 Armour Institute
1895 Rush Medical
Head coaching record
Overall 3–1–1

James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3–1–1. He died of typhoid fever in 1897.[1][2]

Alward would go on to coach for the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Wisconsin Badgers (Independent) (1891)
1891 Wisconsin 3–1–1
Wisconsin: 3–1–1
Total:3–1–1

References

  1. ↑ "Death Takes an Athlete—J. Herbert Alward, Formerly of Milwaukee, Passes Away—Typhoid Fever Is the Cause—Mr. Awward Was One of the Most Famous Football Players in Country—Stuck to His Post While Ill". The Milwaukee Journal. December 21, 1897. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Report of Death". Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922. FamilySearch. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Round Table, Volume 42. Beloit College. 1895. Retrieved February 7, 2018.


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