Herbert Cheney
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1873 Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1931 (aged 57) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan (AB, 1895) Harvard (AM, 1899) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902–1903 | Idaho State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–1–1 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Herbert Denison Cheney[a] (June 6, 1873 – January 13, 1931) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the Academy of Idaho—now known as Idaho State University–from 1902 to 1903, compiling a record of 5–1–1.[3]
Cheney was an 1895 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and earned his master's degree in ancient and modern languages from Harvard University in 1899.[4][5] As of September 1918, Cheney was teaching at Gooding College and living in Gooding, Idaho, with his wife, Edna.[6] Cheney died on January 13, 1931, after being struck by an automobile in Tacoma, Washington, while on his way to teach night classes at the College of Puget Sound—he was survived by his wife, two daughters, and two sons.[7]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Academy of Idaho Bantams (Independent) (1902–1903) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Academy of Idaho | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1903 | Academy of Idaho | 0–1–1 | |||||||
| Academy of Idaho: | 5–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–1–1 | ||||||||
Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Herbert Cheney at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1902 Academy of Idaho football team photograph via oclc.org (Cheney in back row)
