Jesse Burbage
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 Burbage circa 1925 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1894 Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1957 (aged 63) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1918 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Trinity (NC) |
| 1927–1929 | Florida Southern |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Florida Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–25 (basketball) 5–2–1 (football) |
Jesse Samuel Burbage (February 22, 1894 – December 5, 1957) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter at the guard position for the Auburn Tigers from 1914 to 1918. Burbage served as the head coach of the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) from 1922 to 1924.[1]
Burbage later served as an Army colonel. Circa 1951, he became administrator of the City-County Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he would serve for six years until his death. He died on December 5, 1957, at Huntsville Hospital.[2][3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Trinity | 15–7 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Trinity | 19–6 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 34–13 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern Moccasins (Independent) (1927–1929) | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | Florida Southern | 8–8 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Florida Southern | 11–4 | |||||||
| Florida Southern: | 19–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–25 | ||||||||
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern Moccasins (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Florida Southern | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| Florida Southern: | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–2–1 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
- ^ "Col. Burbage's Rites Are Set". The Huntsville Times. December 6, 1957. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J. S. Burbage, hospital official". The Birmingham News (Obituary). December 8, 1957. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- J.S. Burbage at Sports-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1957 deaths
- American hospital administrators
- American men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Auburn Tigers men's basketball players
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball coaches
- Florida Southern Moccasins men's basketball coaches
- Florida Southern Moccasins football coaches
- United States Army colonels
- People from Shelbyville, Kentucky
- Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area