Biographical details | |
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Born | Poland | January 19, 1881
Died | January 6, 1950 68) Farmington, Maine, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1902 | Colby |
1903–1906 | Yale |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1908 | Davidson |
1909–1911 | Transylvania |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1909–1911 | Transylvania |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–16–5 |
John Nathan "Dutch" Levine (January 19, 1881 – January 6, 1950) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College in 1908 and at Transylvania University from 1909 to 1911, compiling a career coaching record of 12–16–5. [1]
Levine moved from Great Neck, New York to Farmington, Maine in 1949. He died at his home there, on January 6, 1950. [2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Davidson (Independent)(1908) | |||||||||
1908 | Davidson | 5–3–1 | |||||||
Davidson: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
Transylvania Pioneers (Independent)(1909–1911) | |||||||||
1909 | Transylvania | 1–5–3 | |||||||
1910 | Transylvania | 3–4 | |||||||
1911 | Transylvania | 3–4–1 | |||||||
Transylvania: | 7–13–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 12–16–5 |
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