 King pictured in Debris 1905, Purdue yearbook | |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Head Coach/Guard |
| College | Chicago, Purdue |
| High school | Mercersburg Academy |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1907 | Delaware |
| As player | |
| 1906 | Massillon Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Ernest Pratt King was an American college football head coach who was Delaware football program's sixth head coach. He led them to an 0–5–1 overall record in 1907—his only season.
College playing career
King played four years at Mercersburg Academy. He then attended the University of Chicago, where he played for one season. He then spent the next three years playing at Purdue University.[1][2]
Professional playing career
King was also a professional American football player with the Massillon Tigers. He was signed by the Tigers in 1906 to play in the Ohio League championship against the Canton Bulldogs in a two-game series. Massillon would go on to lose the first game of the series, 10–5, but won the second game (and the championship) by a score of 13–6 and clinched the 1906 league championship. However rumors of a gamblers fixing the game tainted the championship.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Delaware | 0–5–1 | |||||||
| Delaware: | 0–5–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–5–1 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "University of Delaware Athletics" (PDF). University of Delaware. 1909. p. 154. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Purdue Football All-Time Letterwinners: From 1887-2009". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Blondy Wallace and the Biggest Football Scandal Ever" (PDF). PFRA Annual. Professional Football Researchers Association. 5: 1–16. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2013.