![]() Pendleton, c. 1907 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | September 26, 1871
Died | February 12, 1938 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 66)
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1891, 1896–1897 | Rutgers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–19 |
John Chester Backus Pendleton [1] (September 26, 1871 – February 12, 1938) was an American football coach and stockbroker from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891 [2] and from 1896 to 1897. He later became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange in 1897 and was employed thereafter as a stockbroker in that city.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, [3] Pendleton attended Princeton University. [4]
Pendleton served as the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891 and from 1896 to 1897. In three years as the head coach, he compiled a record of 16–19. [5]
At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Pendleton was living in Baltimore and working as a stockbroker. [6]
In the Quindecennial Record of Princeton's Class of 1892, issued in 1907, Pendleton was described as being "the stockbroking member of the '92 syndicate that runs Baltimore." [7] Pendleton wrote: "[T]he long, thing John, whom you once knew, is no more, as I now way two hundred and seventeen pounds in my birthday clothes. In the year 1897 I became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, in which business I am still engaged, being associated with the office of H. A. Harrick. In January of this year I was lifted from the depths of single misery by being married, at which event Alf. Riggs ably assisted as my best man." [7]
At the time of the 1910 United States Census, he was living with his wife and mother-in-law in Baltimore and was employed as a stockbroker. [8] He retired from stockbrokering in 1914. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Procurement Division at Washington, D.C. during World War I from August 20, 1918, to January 13, 1919. [9] At the time of the 1920 and 1930 United States Censuses, Pendleton was living in Baltimore with his wife Mildred and listed no employment in the census records. [10] [11]
In December 1906, The Washington Post announced as "one of the most important engagements of the year," that Pendleton, described as "a Princeton graduate and well-known clubman," had become engaged to Mildred Morris, described as "one of the best known and most accomplished girls in Baltimore." [12] The couple was married in Baltimore in January 1907. [13]
Pendleton died in 1938 after a long illness. [14]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1891–1897) | |||||||||
1891 | Rutgers | 8–6 | |||||||
1896 | Rutgers | 6–6 | |||||||
1897 | Rutgers | 2–7 | |||||||
Rutgers: | 16–19 | ||||||||
Total: | 16–19 |
![]() Pendleton, c. 1907 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | September 26, 1871
Died | February 12, 1938 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 66)
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1891, 1896–1897 | Rutgers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–19 |
John Chester Backus Pendleton [1] (September 26, 1871 – February 12, 1938) was an American football coach and stockbroker from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891 [2] and from 1896 to 1897. He later became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange in 1897 and was employed thereafter as a stockbroker in that city.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, [3] Pendleton attended Princeton University. [4]
Pendleton served as the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1891 and from 1896 to 1897. In three years as the head coach, he compiled a record of 16–19. [5]
At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Pendleton was living in Baltimore and working as a stockbroker. [6]
In the Quindecennial Record of Princeton's Class of 1892, issued in 1907, Pendleton was described as being "the stockbroking member of the '92 syndicate that runs Baltimore." [7] Pendleton wrote: "[T]he long, thing John, whom you once knew, is no more, as I now way two hundred and seventeen pounds in my birthday clothes. In the year 1897 I became a member of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, in which business I am still engaged, being associated with the office of H. A. Harrick. In January of this year I was lifted from the depths of single misery by being married, at which event Alf. Riggs ably assisted as my best man." [7]
At the time of the 1910 United States Census, he was living with his wife and mother-in-law in Baltimore and was employed as a stockbroker. [8] He retired from stockbrokering in 1914. He served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Procurement Division at Washington, D.C. during World War I from August 20, 1918, to January 13, 1919. [9] At the time of the 1920 and 1930 United States Censuses, Pendleton was living in Baltimore with his wife Mildred and listed no employment in the census records. [10] [11]
In December 1906, The Washington Post announced as "one of the most important engagements of the year," that Pendleton, described as "a Princeton graduate and well-known clubman," had become engaged to Mildred Morris, described as "one of the best known and most accomplished girls in Baltimore." [12] The couple was married in Baltimore in January 1907. [13]
Pendleton died in 1938 after a long illness. [14]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1891–1897) | |||||||||
1891 | Rutgers | 8–6 | |||||||
1896 | Rutgers | 6–6 | |||||||
1897 | Rutgers | 2–7 | |||||||
Rutgers: | 16–19 | ||||||||
Total: | 16–19 |