Dan J. Savage

Daniel Joseph Savage (January 13, 1890 – February 1, 1931) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Louis University from 1923 to 1925, compiling a record of 13–13–1[1] Savage was also the head basketball coach at Saint Louis from 1922 to 1926 and the school's head baseball coach from 1925 to 1926.[2][3] Savage played college football at St. Ignatius College—now known as John Carroll University—in University Heights, Ohio. He died on February 1, 1931, at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio, after suffering a skull fracture sustained in a fall down a set of stairs.[4]

Dan J. Savage

Biographical details
Born	January 13, 1890 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	February 1, 1931 (aged 41) Hamilton, Ohio
Playing career
Football
c. 1910	St. Ignatius (OH)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1921	St. Louis University HS (MO)
1923–1925	Saint Louis
1926–1930	St. Xavier HS (OH)
Basketball
1922–1926	Saint Louis
1926–1931	St. Xavier HS (OH)
Baseball
1925–1926	Saint Louis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1925	Saint Louis
Head coaching record
Overall	13–13–1 (college football) 36–13 (college basketball) 10–3 (college baseball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1923–1925)
1923	Saint Louis	5–3–1
1924	Saint Louis	6–3
1925	Saint Louis	2–6–1
Saint Louis:		13–13–1
Total:		13–13–1

References

1. Schmidt (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport,. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. "Dan Savage". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. "Daniel Savage". Catholic News Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
4. "Dan Savage, Ex-Coach At St. Louis U., Killed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Dan J. Savage at Find a Grave