Edwin Roberts Kimball (October 25, 1903 – December 26, 1990) was an
American football
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player, coach of football and
basketball
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, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
(BYU) from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948, compiling a record of 34–32–8. Kimball was also the head basketball coach at BYU from 1935 to 1936 and again from 1938 to 1941, tallying a mark of 59–38. He served as the school's
athletic director
An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches an ...
from 1937 to 1963.
Kimball was born on October 25, 1903, in
Logan, Utah. He spent his childhood living on ranches in
St. David, Arizona
St. David is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census.
History
St. David was established as a result of the Mormon Battalion having earlier passed through the San Ped ...
and
Widtsoe, Utah. He moved to
Draper, Utah
Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. state of Utah, about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. As of the 2020 census, the population is 51,017, up from 7,143 in 1990.
Draper is part of two metropolitan areas; ...
in 1918 and attended
Jordan High School in
Sandy. Kimball graduated from BYU in 1926 with a degree in accounting. He later earned a master's degree from the
University of Southern California
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and a doctorate in education from the
University of Oregon
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. Kimball died on December 26, 1990, at his home in
Provo, Utah.
Head coaching record
Football
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1903 births
1990 deaths
American football ends
Basketball coaches from Utah
BYU Cougars athletic directors
BYU Cougars football coaches
BYU Cougars football players
BYU Cougars men's basketball coaches
University of Oregon alumni
University of Southern California alumni
People from Cochise County, Arizona
People from Garfield County, Utah
People from Draper, Utah
Sportspeople from Logan, Utah
Players of American football from Utah
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