John Beverly Pollard
American football player, coach, and surgeon (1880–1960)
 Pollard c. 1903 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1880-11-09)November 9, 1880 Aylett, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 2, 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 79) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Virginia (1902–1905) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Beverly Pollard (November 9, 1880 – October 2, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and surgeon in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.
Early years
Pollard was born on November 9, 1880, in Aylett, Virginia, to E. S. Pollard, Esq.[1]
University of Virginia
Pollard was an All-Southern quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia,[2] and a member of the Virginia Glee Club.[3][4] He also played on the baseball teams. At Virginia he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.[5] He mentored the backup Oscar Randolph.[6] He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.[1] After university he became a captain and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.
Coaching career
Pollard coached Virginia's baseball team in 1906.[7] He served as a co-head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina from 1906 to 1907.[8]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Davidson | 3–2–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | Davidson | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| Davidson: | 7–3–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–3–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Vignettes. Vol. 1. 1905. p. 70.
- ^ "District III". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 19: 219. 1904.
- ^ "Catalog of Students". University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia: 43. 1903–1904.
- ^ Corks and Curls. 1904. p. 132.
- ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 97. 1904.
- ^ "Virginia? Carolina?". The Cavalier Daily. November 18, 1905.
- ^ "Carolina Will Meet Virginia". Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 2, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Quips and Cranks. Davidson College. 1908. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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Virginia Cavaliers starting quarterbacks
- Herbert Barry (1887)
- William Daggett (1890)
- Oliver W. Catchings (1891)
- Dill (1892)
- Saunders Taylor (1894)
- Archie Hoxton (1895–1896)
- Ferdinand Walsh (1897)
- William A. Shibley (1898–1899)
- Brodie Nalle (1900)
- Ed Tutwiler (1901)
- John Pollard (1902–1905)
- Oscar Randolph (1903–1906)
- Sam Honaker (1906–1909)
- Robert Kent Gooch (1913–1914)
- Norborne Berkeley (1915)
- William J. Wagenknight Jr. (1916)
- Long (1919)
- Witt (1920)
- McCoy (1922)
- Bill Dudley (1940–1941)
- Tabb Gillette (1942)
- Lucien Burnett (1944)
- Gilbert J. Sullivan (1945–1946)
- Ray Brown (1946)
- Joe McCary (1947–1948)
- Whitey Michels (1949)
- Rufus Barkley (1950–1951)
- Charlie Harding (1952)
- Rives Bailey (1953–1954)
- Whitey Clarke (1955)
- Nelson Yarbrough (1956)
- Reece Whitley (1957)
- Sandy Dempsey (1958)
- Stan Fischer (1959)
- Gary Cuozzo (1960–1962)
- Tom Hodges (1963–1965)
- Bob Davis (1964–1966)
- Gene Arnette (1967–1968)
- Danny Fassio (1969)
- Bill Troup (1970)
- Harrison Davis (1971–1972)
- George Allen (1972)
- Scott Gardner (1973–1975)
- Andy Hitt (1976)
- Chip Mark (1977–1978)
- Todd Kirtley (1979–1980)
- Gordie Whitehead (1981)
- Wayne Schuchts (1982–1983)
- Don Majkowski (1984–1986)
- Scott Secules (1986–1987)
- Shawn Moore (1988–1990)
- Matt Blundin (1989–1991)
- Bobby Goodman (1991–1992)
- Symmion Willis (1993)
- Mike Groh (1994–1995)
- Tim Sherman (1996)
- Aaron Brooks (1997–1998)
- Dan Ellis (1999–2000)
- David Rivers (1999)
- Bryson Spinner (2000–2001)
- Matt Schaub (2001–2003)
- Marques Hagans (2002–2005)
- Anthony Martinez (2003)
- Christian Olsen (2006)
- Kevin McCabe (2006)
- Jameel Sewell (2006–2007, 2009)
- Peter Lalich (2008)
- Marc Verica (2008–2010)
- Vic Hall (2008–2009)
- Michael Rocco (2011–2012)
- Phillip Sims (2012)
- David Watford (2013)
- Greyson Lambert (2014)
- Matt Johns (2014–2016)
- Kurt Benkert (2016–2017)
- Bryce Perkins (2018–2019)
- Brennan Armstrong (2020–2022)
- Lindell Stone (2020)
- Jay Woolfolk (2021)
- Tony Muskett (2023)
- Anthony Colandrea (2023)
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