John Pogue Stewart (June 1, 1876 – January 27, 1922) was an

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and

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coach. He was the fifth head football coach at

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, serving for four seasons, from 1903 to 1906, compiling are record of 14–11–1.Illinois State Coaching Records
Stewart taught sciences including biology and physics at

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high schools before and during his time at Illinois State. He also studied horticulture at Cornell University, receiving his A.B. in 1902. Stewart was later a professor at

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as well as a fruit grower, botanist and horticulturist. He died at his

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home in 1922. At the time of his death, he was the head of the department of

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at Penn State.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, John P. 1876 births 1922 deaths Basketball coaches from Illinois Illinois State Redbirds football coaches Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball coaches Cornell University alumni Illinois State University alumni Pennsylvania State University faculty University of Illinois alumni People from Henderson County, Illinois