George P. Dyer
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1876-02-07)February 7, 1876 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | June 22, 1948(1948-06-22) (aged 72) Santa Barbara County, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1893–1894 | Cornell |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896 | Army |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–2–1 |
George Palmer Dyer (February 7, 1876 – June 22, 1948)[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1896, compiling a record of 3–2–1. Dyer played at Cornell University in 1893 and 1894. He later served in the United States Navy as a paymaster.[3]
George married Dorothy Sturges Bell on 9 October 1901 aboard the U.S.S. Santee.[4][5] They were divorced in Nevada in February 1940.[6] He married Amelia Frances Goodrich Jarvie (born 30 June 1881 in Brooklyn, N.Y.), donor of the carillon at the Jerusalem International YMCA, on 21 September 1940 in Essex, Ma.[7] They lived at Yellow Jacket Ranch in Calistoga, California, making trips to Hawaii and New Zealand until Amelia's death on 25 July 1945.[8][9] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[10]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Army Cadets (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
1896 | Army | 3–2–1 | |||||||
Army: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 3–2–1 |
References
- ^ Buys, D.P. (1986). Walter Palmer of Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and Stonington, Connecticut: A 400 Year (1585-1985) Family History. compiler. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Person Details for George Palmer Dyer, "California Death Index, 1940-1997" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Hewett, W.T.; Holmes, F.R.; Williams, L.A. (1905). Cornell University: A History. The University Publishing Society. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ The New York Times, October 10, 1901
- ^ The Baltimore Sun, October 10, 1901
- ^ The Nevada State Journal, 21 February 1940 ,
- ^ Massachusetts Marriage Index 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Ancestry.
- ^ California Death Index 1940-1997 Ancestry
- ^ "George Palmer Dyer". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Burial detail: Dyer, George P". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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