Norman Bruce "Red" Edgerton (June 11, 1887 – June 16, 1925) was an American

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coach, athletics administrator, and physician. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1912 to 1915, compiling a record of 19–13–3. Edgerton was the

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at South Carolina during that same span. Edgerton was born on June 11, 1887, in

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, and grew up in

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. He played

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, before graduating in 1909. He then attended the Medical College of South Carolina—now known as the

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—in

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. Edgerton died of pneumonia on June 16, 1925, at this home in

Head coaching record

References

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