George P. Dyer
American football player and coach (1876–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Palmer Dyer (February 7, 1876 – June 22, 1948)[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1896, compiling a record of 3–2–1. Dyer played at Cornell University in 1893 and 1894. He later served in the United States Navy as a paymaster.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1876-02-07)February 7, 1876 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | June 22, 1948(1948-06-22) (aged 72) Santa Barbara County, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1893–1894 | Cornell |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896 | Army |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–2–1 |
George married Dorothy Sturges Bell on 9 October 1901 aboard the U.S.S. Santee.[4][5] They were divorced in Nevada in February 1940.[6] He married Amelia Frances Goodrich Jarvie (born 30 June 1881 in Brooklyn, N.Y.), donor of the carillon at the Jerusalem International YMCA, on 21 September 1940 in Essex, Ma.[7] They lived at Yellow Jacket Ranch in Calistoga, California, making trips to Hawaii and New Zealand until Amelia's death on 25 July 1945.[8][9] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[10]