H. W. Armbruster
Biographical details
Born1879
Died(1961-01-10)January 10, 1961 (aged 82)
Fanwood, New Jersey
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1895Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall3–4

Howard Watson Ambruster (1879 – January 10, 1961) was an American football coach, chemical engineer, actor, and lecturer. He was the head football coach at Rutgers University for one season, in 1895, compiling a record of 3–4.[1] Armbruster also played tennis and competed in the 1899 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships.[2]

Ambruster attended Germantown Academy. He entered the University of Pennsylvania with class of 1899, but left the school before graduating to coach football at Rutgers. A longtime resident of Westfield, New Jersey, he moved to Fanwood, New Jersey in 1949, and died at his home there at the age of 82, on January 10, 1961.[3] He was interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1895)
1895 Rutgers 3–4
Rutgers: 3–4
Total: 3–4

References

  1. ^ "H.W. Ambruster Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "H. W. Armbruster". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Howard Watson Ambruster, Coach, Engineer, Lecturer". Courier News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. January 11, 1961. p. 40. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, With Listings of Many Prominent People Who Were Cremated. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc. p. 375. ISBN 0-8063-4823-2. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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