| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1886-05-12)May 12, 1886 Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1939(1939-08-07) (aged 53) Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1907 | Princeton |
| Baseball | |
| 1906–1908 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback,quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Princeton (field coach) |
| 1911 | Johns Hopkins |
| 1913–1914 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1915–1916 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1912 | Johns Hopkins |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–10 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| ConsensusAll-American (1907) | |
Edwin Hanson Webster "Jigger"Harlan (May 12, 1886 – August 7, 1939) was an Americancollege football andcollege baseball player and coach, and attorney. He played football atPrinceton University and was a consensus first-team selection to the1907 College Football All-America Team. Harlan coached theJohns Hopkins University football and baseball teams in 1912. He served as the head football coach atTexas A&M University from 1915 to 1916.
Harlan was born inMaryland in 1886. His father, William H. Harlan, was a judge inBel Air, Maryland. Harlan graduated from Episcopal High School inAlexandria, Virginia, in 1904.[1]
Harlan enrolled inPrinceton University in 1904.[1] He played for thePrinceton Tigers football and baseball teams. He was captain of the baseball team,[1] and he was selected as a consensus first-teamhalfback on the1907 College Football All-America Team.[2]
Harlan graduated from Princeton in 1908 and enrolled at theUniversity of Maryland School of Law, receiving his degree in 1911.[1] He served as the football and baseball coach atJohns Hopkins University in 1912.[1] He also practiced law inHarford County, Maryland, serving at various times as the city attorney for Bel Air, Maryland, and as counsel to the Harford County Boards of Education and Elections Supervisors.[1]
Harlan coached football at Princeton and theUniversity of Pittsburgh. He was appointed as the head football coach atTexas A&M University in 1915.[3]
Harlan died in 1939 at Bel Air, Maryland, after a lengthy illness.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Blue Jays(Independent)(1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Johns Hopkins | 4–5 | |||||||
| Johns Hopkins: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies(Southwest Conference)(1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Texas A&M | 6–2 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1916 | Texas A&M | 6–3 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 12–5 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–10 | ||||||||