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==University of Virginia==
==University of Virginia==
Pollard was an [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia Cavaliers]] of the [[University of Virginia]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=District III|journal=Caduceus of Kappa Sigma|volume=19|year=1904|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwETAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA219|page=219}}</ref> and a member of the [[Virginia Glee Club]].<ref name="cat03">{{cite journal |title=Catalog of Students |journal=University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia |date=1903–1904 | page=43}}</ref><ref name="corks">{{cite book |title=Corks and Curls |year=1904 |page=132}}</ref> He also played on the [[Virginia Cavaliers baseball|baseball]] teams. At Virginia he was a member of the [[Kappa Sigma]] fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.<ref name=JLD>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3gs7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA97|page=97|journal=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide|title=Football in the South|year=1904}}</ref> He mentored the backup [[Oscar Randolph]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1807&dat=19051118&id=Lw0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1224,1421961|newspaper=The Cavalier Daily|date=November 18, 1905|title=Virginia? Carolina?}}</ref> He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.<ref name=vig/> After university he became a captain and surgeon in the [[US Navy Medical Corps]].
Pollard was an [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia Cavaliers]] of the [[University of Virginia]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=District III|journal=Caduceus of Kappa Sigma|volume=19|year=1904|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwETAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA219|page=219}}</ref> and a member of the [[Virginia Glee Club]].<ref name="cat03">{{cite journal |title=Catalog of Students |journal=University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia |date=1903–1904 | page=43}}</ref><ref name="corks">{{cite book |title=Corks and Curls |year=1904 |page=132}}</ref> He also played on the [[Virginia Cavaliers baseball|baseball]] teams. At Virginia he was a member of the [[Kappa Sigma]] fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.<ref name=JLD>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3gs7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA97|page=97|journal=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide|title=Football in the South|year=1904}}</ref> He mentored the backup [[Oscar Randolph]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1807&dat=19051118&id=Lw0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1224,1421961|newspaper=The Cavalier Daily|date=November 18, 1905|title=Virginia? Carolina?}}</ref> He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.<ref name=vig/> After university he became a captain and surgeon in the [[US Navy Medical Corps]].


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|49299592}}


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Latest revision as of 04:40, 15 July 2024

John Beverly Pollard
Pollard c. 1903
Virginia Cavaliers
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1880-11-09)November 9, 1880
Aylett, Virginia, U.S.
Died:October 2, 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 79)
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Career history
CollegeVirginia (1902–1905)
Career highlights and awards

John Beverly Pollard (November 9, 1880 – October 2, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and surgeon in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.

Early years

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Pollard was born on November 9, 1880, in Aylett, Virginia, to E. S. Pollard, Esq.[1]

University of Virginia

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Pollard was an All-Southern quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia,[2] and a member of the Virginia Glee Club.[3][4] He also played on the baseball teams. At Virginia he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.[5] He mentored the backup Oscar Randolph.[6] He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.[1] After university he became a captain and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.

Coaching career

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Pollard coached Virginia's baseball team in 1906.[7] He served as a co-head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina from 1906 to 1907.[8]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Davidson (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906 Davidson 3–2–2
1907 Davidson 4–1–1
Davidson: 7–3–3
Total: 7–3–3

References

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  1. ^ a b Vignettes. Vol. 1. 1905. p. 70.
  2. ^ "District III". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 19: 219. 1904.
  3. ^ "Catalog of Students". University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia: 43. 1903–1904.
  4. ^ Corks and Curls. 1904. p. 132.
  5. ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 97. 1904.
  6. ^ "Virginia? Carolina?". The Cavalier Daily. November 18, 1905.
  7. ^ "Carolina Will Meet Virginia". Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 2, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Quips and Cranks. Davidson College. 1908. Retrieved February 9, 2018.


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