Samuel M. Hammond
Samuel Mowbray Hammond (October 24, 1870 – November 20, 1934)[1] was an American football coach and physician. He served as the head coach at Purdue University for one season in 1896 and at Lehigh University for one season in 1897, compiling a career record of 7–9–1.
 Hammond pictured in The Epitome 1899, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1870 New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Died | November 20, 1934 (aged 64) St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896 | Purdue |
| 1897 | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–9–1 |
Coaching career
Purdue
Hammond's first coaching position was for the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana. Highlights of his one season as coach include a victory of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the DePauw Tigers.
Lehigh
Hammond was named the sixth head football coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1897 season. His coaching record at Lehigh was 3–7.
Medical career and death
Hammond graduated from the Yale School of Medicine in 1893. While coaching football at Purdue, he was also a member of the physics faculty. Hammond practiced medicine as an ear and eye specialist in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut for nearly four decades. He died at his winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 20, 1934.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Purdue | 4–2–1 | 0–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Purdue: | 4–2–1 | 0–2–1 | |||||||
| Lehigh (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Lehigh | 3–7 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 3–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–9–1 | ||||||||
References
- Dr S. M. Hammond ExYale Player And Coach Dies
- "Dr. Samuel M. Hammond.; Retired Physician and Former Yale Football Player" (PDF). The New York Times. November 22, 1934. Retrieved January 27, 2012.