John Edward Lombard (December 17, 1872 – December 4, 1948) was an American college football coach and player, professor, education official, and engineer. He served as the head coach of the

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football team in 1898. Lombard attended

, where he organized the school's first

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and served as its captain.

Biography

Lombard was born on Dec. 17, 1872 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana the son of Edward Homer Lombard and Laura Virginia Levy. He attended

, where he organized and played on the first

. He served as the team captain, and in the game against

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, another first-year program, he faced Ruffin Pleasant, LSU captain and future

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. That game was also noteworthy in that the Tulane coach, T. L. Bayne, coached both sides.Floyd Connor
''Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous Characters, Fortunate Fumbles, and Other Oddities''
p. 183, Brassey's, 2000. Lombard graduated from Tulane with a

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degree. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. In 1896, Lombard was appointed to the Tulane faculty, and he taught as an assistant professor of mathematics.''Jambalaya''
p. 16, Tulane University, 1899. He coached the football team in 1898 and led the Olive and Blue to a 1–1 record. That season consisted of a 14–9 victory against Ole Miss and a 37–0 defeat at the hands of

. In 1899, he was pursuing graduate studies in

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at the

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. The following year, he was on the Tulane Athletic Association advisory board as a faculty member. By 1912, Lombard held the post of Physical Director of the New Orleans public schools. In 1934, he was serving on the state Board of Education in

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. In 1940, he was the Louisiana State Supervisor of Teacher Training and Certification. Lombard died in 1948."John E. Lombard Dead at Capital.", ''The Times-Picayune'', December 6, 1948

Head coaching record

References

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