Emmons Burdette Dunbar (March 24, 1882 – July 20, 1954) was an American

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the

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—in 1901, compiling a record of 1–7.

Biography

Dunbar was born in

Springville, New York Springville is a village in the southeastern section of the town of Concord in Erie County, New York, United States. Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in southern Erie County. The population was 4,2 ...

, in 1882.Alumni record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914
p. 83, Maryland Agricultural College, 1914. As a youth, he was tutored by fellow Springville native and legendary coach Glenn "Pop" Warner in the intricacies of the unbalanced line used to great effect by the

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. In 1900, Dunbar enrolled in the Maryland Agricultural College, where he played on the

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as a

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from 1900 to 1902. The team elected him as captain in 1902, but he broke his leg in the second game against

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. Dunbar graduated from the Maryland Agricultural College in 1903 with a

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from the Agricultural Course. He married in 1910 and worked as an

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for the I. A. Corporation in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

. Dunbar was a member of the

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.''Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York''
p. 351, Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 1911.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Emmons 1882 births 1954 deaths American football guards Player-coaches Maryland Terrapins football coaches Maryland Terrapins football players People from Springville, New York