Herb Alward
Biographical details
Born(1865-11-01)November 1, 1865
Negaunee, Michigan or Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 21, 1897(1897-12-21) (aged 32)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1890Harvard
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891Wisconsin
1893Beloit
1895Armour Institute
1895Rush Medical

James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3–1–1. Alward coach edfor the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College.[1]

Alward died of typhoid fever, in 1897.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wisconsin Badgers (Independent) (1891)
1891 Wisconsin 3–1–1
Wisconsin: 3–1–1
Beloit (Independent) (1893)
1893 Beloit 4–3
Beloit: 4–3
Rush-Lake Forest (Independent) (1895)
1895 Rush-Lake Forest
Rush-Lake Forest:
Total: 3–1–1

References

  1. ^ The Round Table, Volume 42. Beloit College. 1895. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Death Takes an Athlete—J. Herbert Alward, Formerly of Milwaukee, Passes Away—Typhoid Fever Is the Cause—Mr. Awward Was One of the Most Famous Football Players in Country—Stuck to His Post While Ill". The Milwaukee Journal. December 21, 1897. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "Report of Death". Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922. FamilySearch. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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