Edwin Hanson Webster "Jigger" Harlan (May 12, 1886 – August 7, 1939) was an American

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and

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player and coach, and attorney. He played football at

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and was a consensus first-team selection to the

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. Harlan coached the

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football and baseball teams in 1912. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1915 to 1916.

Biography

Harlan was born in

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in 1886. His father, William H. Harlan, was a judge in

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. Harlan graduated from Episcopal High School in

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, in 1904. Harlan enrolled in

in 1904. He played for the

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and baseball teams. He was captain of the baseball team, and he was selected as a consensus first-team halfback on the

. Harlan graduated from Princeton in 1908 and enrolled at the

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, receiving his degree in 1911. He served as the football and baseball coach at

in 1912. He also practiced law in

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, 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. Harlan coached football at Princeton and the

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. He was appointed as the head football coach at

in 1915. Harlan died in 1939 at Bel Air, Maryland, after a lengthy illness.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

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