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Biographical details | |
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Born | Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 12, 1874
Died | September 6, 1920 Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 46)
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1893–1897 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Pitcher, outfielder |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1897–1898 | Sewanee |
1899–1900 | North Carolina (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–3–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SIAA (1898) | |
John Gere Jayne (May 12, 1874 – September 6, 1920) was an attorney and American football and baseball coach for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South.
Jayne was the son of Samuel Carver Jayne and Hattie Gere. Samuel was the cashier at the First National Bank. [1] [2] Hattie's mother was the aunt of Grover Cleveland. [3] He attended Princeton University, where he got his law degree. [4] He was a pitcher and outfielder on the baseball team. [5] [6] He graduated in June 1897. [7]
Jayne's first year coaching Sewanee football was the worst in its history. He then coached the 1898 Sewanee football team to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. [8]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Sewanee Tigers ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1898) | |||||||||
1897 | Sewanee | 1–3–1 | 1–2–1 | ||||||
1898 | Sewanee | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
Sewanee: | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | |||||||
Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 12, 1874
Died | September 6, 1920 Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 46)
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1893–1897 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Pitcher, outfielder |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1897–1898 | Sewanee |
1899–1900 | North Carolina (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–3–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SIAA (1898) | |
John Gere Jayne (May 12, 1874 – September 6, 1920) was an attorney and American football and baseball coach for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South.
Jayne was the son of Samuel Carver Jayne and Hattie Gere. Samuel was the cashier at the First National Bank. [1] [2] Hattie's mother was the aunt of Grover Cleveland. [3] He attended Princeton University, where he got his law degree. [4] He was a pitcher and outfielder on the baseball team. [5] [6] He graduated in June 1897. [7]
Jayne's first year coaching Sewanee football was the worst in its history. He then coached the 1898 Sewanee football team to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. [8]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Sewanee Tigers ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1898) | |||||||||
1897 | Sewanee | 1–3–1 | 1–2–1 | ||||||
1898 | Sewanee | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
Sewanee: | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | |||||||
Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |