Edward Bennis
American football player and sports coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1885-07-30)July 30, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1936(1936-05-08) (aged 50) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | Penn |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1910 | Saint Joseph's |
| 1912 | Georgetown (assistant) |
| 1916 | Villanova |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | Saint Joseph's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–8 (football, Villanova only) 6–6 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Edward Michael Bennis (July 30, 1885 – May 8, 1936) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—in 1916, compiling a record of 1–8. Bennis was also the head coach for the Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team for one season (1910–11) and finished with a 6–6 record. In addition to coaching the basketball team, he was also hired in 1909 to coach the St Joe's football team. Bennis was a standout football player at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn in 1906.
Bennis later worked in the income tax division of the Internal Revenue Bureau and then as a real estate assessor. He was active in Democratic Party politics in Philadelphia. Bennis died on May 8, 1936, at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Villanova | 1–8 | |||||||
| Villanova: | 1–8 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–8 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Obituary; Edward M. Bennis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 10, 1936. p. 2A. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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Saint Joseph's Hawks head football coaches
- Edward Bennis (1909–1910)
- William Quigley (1919)
- Heinie Miller (1923)
- Dan Kennedy (1924)
- Ed McGinley (1925)
- Emid Thomas (1926–1932)
- John Oakes (1933)
- Heinie Miller (1934–1939)
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