James Ogilvie ( – July 12, 1950) was an American
college football
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player and coach and
physician
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and
surgeon
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. He was the third head football coach at
New York University
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(NYU), serving for one season, in 1899, and eading the
NYU Violets
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to a record of 2–6. One of the two wins for his team was a 6–5 victory over
Rutgers In at least two other games, against
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and
Columbia, the team produced what were considered to be poor performances. Ogilvie was referred to at least one time as "Dr. Ogilvie" and had previously played as a
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at
Williams College
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from 1891 to 1894, a member of the class of 1895. He also attended
Columbia University
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, where he received his M. D.
Head coaching record
References
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Year of birth missing
1860s births
1950 deaths
19th-century players of American football
American football guards
NYU Violets football coaches
Williams Ephs football players
Physicians from New York (state)
People from Lawrence, Massachusetts