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Biographical details | |
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Born | Montevideo, Uruguay | February 7, 1876
Died | June 22, 1948 Santa Barbara County, California, U.S. | (aged 72)
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]
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 |
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Montevideo, Uruguay | February 7, 1876
Died | June 22, 1948 Santa Barbara County, California, U.S. | (aged 72)
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]
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 |