Tod Eberle
 Eberle pictured in Halcyon 1911, Swarthmore yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1886[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1967 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (1911) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907 | Swarthmore |
| 1909–1910 | Swarthmore |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1913 | New Hampshire |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1913 | New Hampshire |
| 1915–1916 | Swarthmore |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–8–1 (football) 15–7 (basketball) |
Charles Albert "Tod" Eberle (July 4, 1886 – May 10, 1967) was an American college sports athlete, coach, and official.
Biography
Eberle graduated from Swarthmore College in 1911, where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track; he was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.[2] He served as captain of the 1910 Swarthmore Quakers football team.[3]
Eberle served as the head football coach at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[a] for 1912 and 1913, compiling an overall record of 5–8–1. He was also the head basketball coach for the 1912–13 season, tallying a mark of 5–5. Eberle was apparently well-liked by students—the college yearbook recounted that at the close of his first year, "the entire student body was at the station to cheer him off as a token of their appreciation for his services to New Hampshire."[4]
Eberle later was head basketball coach at Swathmore, compiling a 10–2 record for the 1915–16 basketball season.[5] He was a college football on-field official for multiple seasons, through at least 1922.[6]
Eberle married Anna Oppenlander in November 1914. He died in May 1967, at the age of 80.[7]
Head coaching record
- Football[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (Independent) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | New Hampshire | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | New Hampshire | 2–4 | |||||||
| New Hampshire: | 5–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–8–1 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ The school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923 and adopted the Wildcats nickname in 1926.
References
- ^ "Draft Registration Card". April 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via fold3.com.
- ^ "New Coach at Durham. Tod Eberle of Philadelphia Will Instruct State College Eleven". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 19, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2016 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Captains of Big Football Teams". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1910. p. 26. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tod Eberle". The Granite. Vol. VI. 1914. p. 35. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via unh.edu.
- ^ "Swarthmore Men's Basketball All-Time Coaches". swarthmoreathletics.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama is Victor Over Pennsylvania". New York Herald. November 5, 1922. p. 4-4. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eberle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 12, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved April 28, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved April 26, 2020.