David A. Brodie

David Arthur Brodie (July 28, 1867 – December 29, 1951) was an American agriculturalist and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington Agricultural College and School of Science—now known as Washington State University—for one season, in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1.

David A. Brodie

Brodie pictured in The Chinook, 1899, Washington Agricultural yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1867-07-28)July 28, 1867 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 29, 1951(1951-12-29) (aged 84) Avon Park, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1895	Washington Agricultural
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896	Washington Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall	2–0–1

Brodie was born in Peterborough, Ontario and moved with family in 1883 to a farm near Silverton, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State Normal School—now known as Western Oregon University—in 1894. He graduated Washington Agricultural in 1898 and became an assistant professor there.^[1] Brodie later worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. He moved from Washington, D.C. to Avon Park, Florida around 1939 and died there on December 29, 1951.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Washington Agricultural (Independent) (1896)
1896	Washington Agricultural	2–0–1
Washington Agricultural:		2–0–1
Total:		2–0–1