 Wrightington in 1904 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1875-07-30)July 30, 1875 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1945(1945-10-31) (aged 70) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1896 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | MIT |
| 1904 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Edgar Newcomb Wrightington (July 30, 1875 – October 31, 1945) was an Americancollege football player and coach.
Wrightington was born in 1875 inBrookline, Massachusetts. He was the son of Charles Ward and Catherine Gouge (Schermerhron) Wrightington. He attended Brookline High School.[1]
Wrightington attendedHarvard University, where he played as ahalfback for theHarvard Crimson from 1894 to 1896.[2] He was selected to the1896 College Football All-America Team.
He served as the head football coach at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899[3] and later as Harvard's head football coach in 1904.
Wrightington worked in real estate after graduating from Harvard. He later became bsuiness manager of Middlesex school in 1904. In 1905, he joined the Boston Consolidated Gas Company, holding positions as secretary, vice president and treasurer. DuringWorld War II, he directed training camps in New England. During the 1919Boston police strike, he served with the Massachusetts Motor Corps. He later served as the treasurer of several gas and oil companies, includingBeacon Oil Co., and as president and trustee of Brookline Savings Bank.[1]
Wrightington was married to M. Theresa Hollander. He died inSalem, Massachusetts, in 1945 at age 70.[4][5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson(Independent)(1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Harvard | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 7–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–3 | ||||||||