Playing career | |
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1898 | Georgetown |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1900 | Richmond |
1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5–1 |
Edward Benninghaus Kenna (October 17,1877 –March 22,1912),nicknamed "the Pitching Poet",was an American Major League Baseball pitcher,college football coach and newspapers editor. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1902 season. Kenna played football at Georgetown University as a fullback in 1898 and at West Virginia University as a fullback and kicker in 1901. [1] He served as the head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—in 1900 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1902. Kenna was later an editor of the Charleston Gazette . He died on March 22,1912,in Grant,Florida. [2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Richmond Spiders (Independent)(1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Richmond | 3–4 | |||||||
Richmond: | 3–4 | ||||||||
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent)(1902) | |||||||||
1902 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–1–1 | |||||||
West Virginia Wesleyan: | 4–1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–5–1 |
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