George Greenleaf
Greenleaf, 1893
Biographical details
Born(1874-09-29)September 29, 1874
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1936(1936-05-30) (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1893–1896Michigan
Position(s)Quarterback, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899Miami (OH)
Head coaching record
Overall1–5

George Franklin Greenleaf Jr. (September 29, 1874 – May 30, 1936) was an American college football player and coach and physician. He played football at the University of Michigan as a from quarterback and end 1893 to 1896. Greenleaf served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for one season, in 1899, compiling a record of 1–5. He later practiced medicine in Indiana and Illinois.

Biography

A native of Brazil, Indiana, Greenleaf was the son of George F. Greenleaf Sr. (1848–1900) and Agnes Dalgleish Staines.[1] He played college football at the University of Michigan and was the quarterback of the 1893 and 1894 Michigan Wolverines football teams.[2][3] He played at the end position on the 1895 and 1896 teams.[4][5] He graduated from Michigan's Department of Medicine and Surgery,[6] and became a medical doctor practicing in Indiana and Illinois. In 1899, he was the head coach of the Miami University football team,[7] although he was unpaid.[8] In February 1914, he married Estella Fuquay at Evansville, Indiana.[9] In his later years, he practiced medicine at 561 Diversity Parkway and lived at 2745 Pine Grove Avenue in Chicago. In May 1936, he died of hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage at his Chicago apartment.[6][10]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Miami Redskins (Independent) (1899)
1899 Miami 1–5
Miami: 1–5
Total: 1–5

References

  1. ^ "George F. Greenleaf The Latest Victim Of A Grade Crossing". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 24, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1893 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "1894 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "1895 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "1896 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Deaths" (PDF). Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 107. p. 446.
  7. ^ "Miami University Football Team Photograph". Ohio Memory Collection.
  8. ^ "2018 Miami RedHawks Football Media Guide" (PDF). Miami University. p. 29.
  9. ^ "Marriages" (PDF). Journal of the American Medical Association, volume LXII. p. 791.
  10. ^ "Dr. George F. Greenleaf, Physician, Is Dead at 60". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. May 31, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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