Earle T. Pickering
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1888 Geneva, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1961 (aged 73) Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Fullback, end[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Vermont |
| 1913–1914 | Arkansas |
| 1915 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1915 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–15–1 (football) 33–12 (baseball) |
Earle Thomas Pickering (January 6, 1888 – June 14, 1961) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Vermont in 1912, at the University of Arkansas from 1913 to 1914, and at the College of St. Thomas—now known as the University of St. Thomas—in Minnesota in 1915, compiling career college football coaching record of 15–15–1. Pickering was also the head baseball coach at Arkansas from 1914 to 1915, tallying a mark of 33–12.
Pickering played college football at the University of Minnesota. He was the captain of the 1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.[2] At Minnesota he was a member of Theta Delta Chi.[3]
He was born in Geneva, Minnesota in 1888.[4][5] He died June 14, 1961, in Hennepin County, Minnesota.[6] He is buried in Geneva, his hometown.
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Vermont | 3–5 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Independent) (1913–1914) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Arkansas | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1914 | Arkansas | 3–6 | |||||||
| Arkansas: | 10–8 | ||||||||
| St. Thomas Cadets (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | St. Thomas | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| St. Thomas: | 2–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–15–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Shield: Official Publication of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity - Google Books. 1884. Retrieved December 16, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Arkansas to Have Minnesota Coach—Earl Pickering of Minnesota Will Head Razorback Football Team for 1913". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. June 5, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ The Kappa Alpha Journal. 1913. Retrieved December 16, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ Football at Minnesota: The Story of Thirty Years' Contests on the Gridiron. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota. November 9, 1914. p. 177. Retrieved December 16, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ The history of Minnesota football - University of Minnesota. General Alumni Association, Martin Newell - Google Books. 1928. Retrieved December 16, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ Earle Thomas Pickering, "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002"
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