Dan J. Savage
American sports coach (1890–1931)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1890-01-13)January 13, 1890 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 1931(1931-02-01) (aged 41) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1910 | St. Ignatius (OH) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1919–1921 | St. Louis University HS (MO) |
1923–1925 | Saint Louis |
1926–1930 | St. Xavier HS (OH) |
Basketball | |
1922–1926 | Saint Louis |
1926–1931 | St. Xavier HS (OH) |
Baseball | |
1925–1926 | Saint Louis |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
c. 1925 | Saint Louis |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 13–13–1 (college football) 36–13 (college basketball) 10–3 (college baseball) |
Daniel Joseph Savage (January 13, 1890 – February 1, 1931) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Louis University from 1923 to 1925, compiling a record of 13–13–1[1] Savage was also the head basketball coach at Saint Louis from 1922 to 1926 and the school's head baseball coach from 1925 to 1926.[2][3] Savage played college football at St. Ignatius College—now known as John Carroll University—in University Heights, Ohio. He died on February 1, 1931, at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio, after suffering a skull fracture sustained in a fall down a set of stairs.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
1923 | Saint Louis | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1924 | Saint Louis | 6–3 | |||||||
1925 | Saint Louis | 2–6–1 | |||||||
Saint Louis: | 13–13–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 13–13–1 |
References
- ^ Schmidt (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport. ISBN 9780815608868. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dan Savage". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Savage". Catholic News Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dan Savage, Ex-Coach At St. Louis U., Killed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Dan J. Savage at Find a Grave
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Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball head coaches
- George Keogan (1915–1916)
- Armin Fischer (1916–1921)
- Stephen G. O'Rourke (1921–1922)
- Dan J. Savage (1922–1926)
- Squint Hunter (1926–1927)
- Harry Reget (1927–1928)
- Mike Nylkos (1928–1936)
- Ed Davidson (1936–1938)
- Jack Sterrett (1938–1940)
- Bob Klenck (1940–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Dukes Duford (1944–1945)
- John Flannigan (1945–1947)
- Eddie Hickey (1947–1958)
- John Benington (1958–1965)
- Buddy Brehmer (1965–1969)
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- Ron Ekker (1978–1982)
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