Arthur E. Brides (October 31, 1885 – September 26, 1937) was an American

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player and coach. He served as the head coach at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

from 1909 to 1910 and at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the

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—from 1912 to 1915, compiling a career head coaching record of 20–23–4. Brides was born on October 31, 1885, in

Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 105,643 as of the 2020 United States Census. Along with Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of ...

. He died on September 26, 1937, in

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, of a heart attack.

Head coaching record

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* 1885 births 1937 deaths American football guards American football tackles Columbia Lions football coaches North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches UMass Minutemen football coaches Yale Bulldogs football coaches Yale Bulldogs football players Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts Players of American football from Plymouth County, Massachusetts Coaches of American football from Massachusetts {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub