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


==Early years==
==Early years==
John Beverly Pollard was born November 9, 1880 in [[Aylett, Virginia]] to E. S. Pollard, Esq.<ref name=vig>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA70|page=70|title=Vignettes|year=1905|volume=1}}</ref>
Pollard was born on November 9, 1880, in [[Aylett, Virginia]], to E. S. Pollard, Esq.<ref name=vig>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9hKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA70|page=70|title=Vignettes|year=1905|volume=1}}</ref>


==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]].


==Davidson College==
==Coaching career==
Pollard served as a co-head coach from 1906 to 1907 at [[Davidson College]] in [[Davidson, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://davidson.lyrasistechnology.org/islandora/object/davidson:6732#page/168/mode/1up|title=Quips and Cranks|year=1908|publisher=Davidson College|access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>
Pollard coached Virginia's baseball team in 1906.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Carolina Will Meet Virginia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84867030/greensboro-daily-news/ |newspaper=[[News & Record|Daily News]] |location=[[Greensboro, North Carolina]] |date=May 2, 1906 |page=7 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He served as a co-head football coach at [[Davidson College]] in [[Davidson, North Carolina]] from 1906 to 1907.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://davidson.lyrasistechnology.org/islandora/object/davidson:6732#page/168/mode/1up|title=Quips and Cranks|year=1908|publisher=Davidson College|access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==

Revision as of 00:50, 7 September 2021

John Beverly Pollard
Pollard c. 1903
Virginia Cavaliers
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1880-11-09)November 9, 1880
Aylett, Virginia
Died:October 2, 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 79)
Annapolis, Maryland
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

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

University of Virginia

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

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

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

  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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