Tod Eberle
 Eberle pictured in Halcyon 1911, Swarthmore yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1886[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1967 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (1911) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907 | Swarthmore |
| 1909–1910 | Swarthmore |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1913 | New Hampshire |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1913 | New Hampshire |
| 1915–1916 | Swarthmore |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–8–1 (football) 15–7 (basketball) |
Charles Albert "Tod" Eberle (July 4, 1886 – May 10, 1967) was an American college sports athlete, coach, and official.
Biography
[edit]Eberle graduated from Swarthmore College in 1911, where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track; he was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.[2] He served as captain of the 1910 Swarthmore Quakers football team.[3]
Eberle served as the head football coach at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[a] for 1912 and 1913, compiling an overall record of 5–8–1. He was also the head basketball coach for the 1912–13 season, tallying a mark of 5–5. Eberle was apparently well-liked by students—the college yearbook recounted that at the close of his first year, "the entire student body was at the station to cheer him off as a token of their appreciation for his services to New Hampshire."[4]
Eberle later was head basketball coach at Swathmore, compiling a 10–2 record for the 1915–16 basketball season.[5] He was a college football on-field official for multiple seasons, through at least 1922.[6]
Eberle married Anna Oppenlander in November 1914. He died in May 1967, at the age of 80.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]- Football[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (Independent) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | New Hampshire | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | New Hampshire | 2–4 | |||||||
| New Hampshire: | 5–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–8–1 | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ The school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923 and adopted the Wildcats nickname in 1926.
References
[edit]- ^ "Draft Registration Card". April 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via fold3.com.
- ^ "New Coach at Durham. Tod Eberle of Philadelphia Will Instruct State College Eleven". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 19, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Captains of Big Football Teams". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1910. p. 26. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tod Eberle". The Granite. Vol. VI. 1914. p. 35. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via unh.edu.
- ^ "Swarthmore Men's Basketball All-Time Coaches". swarthmoreathletics.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama is Victor Over Pennsylvania". New York Herald. November 5, 1922. p. 4-4. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eberle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 12, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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