Chester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – October 16, 1952) was an
American football player and coach of football and
basketball. He served as the head football coach at the
University of Mississippi in 1924 and at
Kalamazoo College from 1925 to 1941, compiling a career
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
record of 67–59–17. He was a twin brother of
Lester Barnard
Lester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – June 1, 1985) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at West Tennessee Normal State School—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1 ...
.
Coaching career
Barnard was the head football coach at
Kalamazoo College in
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...
. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1925 until 1941. His coaching record at
Kalamazoo was 63–54–17. Barnard left Kalamazoo in 1942 to join the
United States Navy.
Death
Barnard committed suicide in 1952 by
drowning in the
Gasconade River.
Head coaching record
Football
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