George Henry "Jack" Abbott (February 6, 1873 – June 22, 1918) was the head coach of the
University of Maine
The University of Maine (UMaine) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine, United States. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universitie ...
's
football team
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in 1896 and compiled a 1–3–2 record. Also in 1896, Abbott was the head coach of the
Maine Black Bears baseball
The Maine Black Bears baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Maine, located in Orono, Maine. It is the university's oldest athletic program, having begun play in 1881. It has been a member of the NCAA ...
team, which a 5–4 record that season.
Abbott was a native of
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the List of municipalities in New Hampshire, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Manches ...
, where he was born in 1873,
and resided during his years at Dartmouth.
He died at Concord, New Hampshire on June 22, 1918.
Head coaching record
Football
Baseball
The following is a list of Abbott's yearly baseball head coaching records.
References
1873 births
1918 deaths
Dartmouth Big Green baseball players
Dartmouth Big Green football players
Maine Black Bears baseball coaches
Maine Black Bears football coaches
Baseball players from Manchester, New Hampshire
Coaches of American football from New Hampshire
Players of American football from New Hampshire
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