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'''Madison Gillham Gonterman''' (February 8, 1871 – September 30, 1941) was an American [[college football]] player and coach, athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] from 1896 to 1897 and at [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] in [[Galesburg, Illinois]] in 1899, compiling a career |
'''Madison Gillham Gonterman''' (February 8, 1871 – September 30, 1941) was an American [[college football]] player and coach, athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] from 1896 to 1897 and at [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] in [[Galesburg, Illinois]] in 1899, compiling a career coaching record of 15–8–2.<ref name="Harvard 1896 Fifth Report">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-8nAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA104 |title=Madison Gillham Gonterman |author= |date=June 1916 |work=Harvard College Class of 1896 Secretary's Fifth Report |publisher=The Plimpton Press |location=[[Norwood, Massachusetts]] |page=104 |accessdate=December 17, 2015}}</ref> Replacing [[Edgar Syrett]], Gonterman was also Indiana University's second [[athletic director]] from 1897 to 1898. He was succeeded by [[James H. Horne]] in 1898.<ref name="Big Ten Conference Records Book">{{cite book |editor1-first=Scott |editor1-last=Chipman |title=The 2011-12 Big Ten Conference Records Book |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GRecords11-12FRONT.pdf |accessdate=December 28, 2011 |edition=64th |year=2011 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |pages=6 }}</ref><!-- For future reference, another source states that James Lilly Zink (first basketball coach of Butler) preceded Syratt... https://books.google.com/books?id=wwITAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA440 --> Gonterman graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1899.<ref name="Harvard 1896 Fifth Report"/> He later acted as counsel in [[Massachusetts]] for the [[United States Railroad Administration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10913FB3A5B147B93C3A9178BD95F458485F9 |title=Madison Gonterman, Ex-Railway Counsel |author= |date=October 1, 1941 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher= |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref> |
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | February 8, 1871 Princeton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 1941 (aged 70) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1895 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Halfback[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896–1897 | Indiana |
| 1899 | Knox (IL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1897–1898 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–8–2 |
Madison Gillham Gonterman (February 8, 1871 – September 30, 1941) was an American college football player and coach, athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1896 to 1897 and at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1899, compiling a career head coaching record of 15–8–2.[2] Replacing Edgar Syrett, Gonterman was also Indiana University's second athletic director from 1897 to 1898. He was succeeded by James H. Horne in 1898.[3] Gonterman graduated from Harvard Law School in 1899.[2] He later acted as counsel in Massachusetts for the United States Railroad Administration.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Indiana Hoosiers (Independent) (1896–1897) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Indiana | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1897 | Indiana | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| Indiana: | 11–4–1 | ||||||||
| Knox Old Siwash (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Knox | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Knox: | 4–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–8–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "The Harvard Team. | News | the Harvard Crimson".
- ^ a b "Madison Gillham Gonterman". Harvard College Class of 1896 Secretary's Fifth Report. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press. June 1916. p. 104. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Chipman, Scott, ed. (2011). The 2011-12 Big Ten Conference Records Book (PDF) (64th ed.). Big Ten Conference. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ "Madison Gonterman, Ex-Railway Counsel". The New York Times. October 1, 1941. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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