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- ^ "Irving Barron". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. August 20, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved May 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1890 Gordon, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1979 (aged 88) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1915 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1918 | Colorado Mines |
| 1924 | Iowa (freshmen) |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1919 | Colorado Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–0 (football) 2–6 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football RMC (1918) | |
Irving John "Stub" Barron (November 11, 1890 – August 18, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado in 1918, compiling a record of 4–0.[1] Barron was also the head basketball coach at Colorado Mines in 1918–19, tallying a mark of 2–6.
Barron was born on November 11, 1890, in Gordon, Nebraska. He played college football at the University of Iowa from 1913 to 1915, captaining the 1915 Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Barron also earned letters at Iowa in track and field and wrestling. He died on August 18, 1979, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Colorado Mines | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 4–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–0 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||