Burr Chamberlain

Burr Chamberlain

Portrait of Chamberlain from The World of New York, September 26, 1898
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	August 21, 1877 Dalton, Massachusetts
Died	November 11, 1933 (aged 56) Bronxville, New York
Playing career
1896–1898	Yale
Position(s)	Center, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899	Stanford
1901	Virginia (assistant)
1903	Navy
1907	Yale (assistant)
1923–1925	Yale (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	6–12–3
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1896 All-American, 1897 All-American, 1898

Burr Clark "B. C." Chamberlain (August 21, 1877 – November 11, 1933) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University from 1896 to 1898 at the center and tackle positions. Three times he noted as an was an All-American. Chamberlain served as the head football for one season at Stanford University in 1899 and for a season at the United States Naval Academy in 1903 season, compiling a career head coaching record of 6–12–3. He also coached football at the United States Military Academy, the University of Virginia, and his alma mater, Yale.

Chamberlain was born in Dalton, Massachusetts on August 21, 1877. He died of a heart attack at his home in Bronxville, New York on November 11, 1933.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stanford (Independent) (1899)
1899	Stanford	2–5–2
Stanford:		2–5–2
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1903)
1903	Navy	4–7–1
Navy:		4–7–1
Total:		6–12–3

References

1. "B. C. CHAMBERLIN, GRIDIRON STAR, DIES—Former Yale Captain Won Fame as an All-America Tackle in Late '90s—NEW YORK STOCK BROKER—After Student Days, Coached at Yale, West Point, Annapolis and Other Institutions". The New York Times. November 11, 1933. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

External links

• Burr Chamberlain at the College Football Data Warehouse