Edward L. Greene
 Greene pictured in The Agromeck 1912, North Carolina State yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
c. 1884 New Haven, Connecticut[1] |
| Died |
September 27, 1952 (aged 68) Mamaroneck, New York |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1907 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | North Carolina |
| 1909–1913 | North Carolina A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1912 | North Carolina A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
28–11–5 (football) 13–6–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
Football 2 SAIAA (1910, 1913) | |
| Awards | |
| All-American, 1906 | |
Edward Lawrence "Eddie" Greene, sometimes spelled Green (c. 1884 – September 27, 1952), was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1908 and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North Carolina State University, from 1909 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 28–11–5. Greene was also the head baseball coach at North Carolina A&M for one season in 1912, tallying a mark of 13–6–1. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named an All-American in 1906.[2] He later served as the general manager of the National Better Business Bureau until his death from a heart attack in 1952.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | North Carolina | 3–3–3 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 3–3–3 | 1–2–2 | |||||||
| North Carolina A&M Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1913) | |||||||||
| 1909 | North Carolina A&M | 6–1 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1910 | North Carolina A&M | 4–0–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1911 | North Carolina A&M | 5–3 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1912 | North Carolina A&M | 4–3 | 0–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1913 | North Carolina A&M | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| North Carolina A&M: | 25–8–2 | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–11–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&M Farmers (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | North Carolina A&M | 13–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–6–1 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Printers' Ink. 241. Decker Communications, Incorporated. 1952. ISSN 0196-1160. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ The Agromeck 1918. North Carolina State College. 1912. p. 145. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ "EDWARD L. GREENE - President of National Better Business Bureau Dies". select.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.