Alpha Jamison

American football player and sports coach (1875–1962)

Alpha Jamison

Jamison from 1897 Purdue yearbook

Biographical details
Born| (1875-11-27)November 27, 1875
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Died| April 12, 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 86)
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1892–1896| Purdue
Position(s)| Halfback, fullback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1898–1900| Purdue
Basketball
1899–1901| Purdue
Head coaching record
Overall| 11–11–1 (football)
12–1 (basketball)

Alpha Pierce Jamison (November 27, 1875 – April 12, 1962)[1][2][3] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1898 to 1900, compiling a record of 11–11–1. Jamison was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for two seasons from 1899 to 1901, tallying a mark of 12–1.

## Head coaching record[edit]

### Football[edit]

Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1898–1900)
1898 | Purdue | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6th |
1899 | Purdue | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | 5th |
1900 | Purdue | 4–4 | 0–4 | 9th |
Purdue: | 11–11–1 | 1–7 |
Total: | 11–11–1 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Thompson, D.E. (1981). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980. Wabash College. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
2. ^ Leonard, J.W.; Marquis, A.N. (1910). Who's who in America. Vol. 6\. Marquis Who's Who. ISSN 0083-9396. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
3. ^ "Rites Today For Ex-Purdue Athlete", Logansport Press, April 14, 1962, Logansport, Indiana

## External links[edit]

* Alpha Jamison at Find a Grave

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Purdue Boilermakers head football coaches

* Albert Berg (1887)
* No team (1888)
* George Andrew Reisner (1889)
* Clinton L. Hare (1890)
* Knowlton Ames (1891–1892)
* D. M. Balliet (1893–1895)
* Samuel M. Hammond (1896)
* William W. Church (1897)
* Alpha Jamison (1898–1900)
* D. M. Balliet (1901)
* Charles Best (1902)
* Oliver Cutts (1903–1904)
* Albert E. Herrnstein (1905)
* Myron E. Witham (1906)
* Leigh C. Turner (1907)
* Frederick A. Speik (1908–1909)
* Bill Horr (1910–1912)
* Andy Smith (1913–1915)
* Cleo A. O'Donnell (1916–1917)
* A. G. Scanlon (1918–1920)
* William Henry Dietz (1921)
* James Phelan (1922–1929)
* Noble Kizer (1930–1936)
* Mal Elward (1937–1941)
* Elmer Burnham (1942–1943)
* Cecil Isbell (1944–1946)
* Stu Holcomb (1947–1955)
* Jack Mollenkopf (1956–1969)
* Bob DeMoss (1970–1972)
* Alex Agase (1973–1976)
* Jim Young (1977–1981)
* Leon Burtnett (1982–1986)
* Fred Akers (1987–1990)
* Jim Colletto (1991–1996)
* Joe Tiller (1997–2008)
* Danny Hope (2009–2012)
* Patrick Higgins # (2012)
* Darrell Hazell (2013–2016)
* Gerad Parker # (2016)
* Jeff Brohm (2017–2022)
* Brian Brohm # (2022)
* Ryan Walters (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coaches

* F. Homer Curtis (1896–1897)
* No team (1897–1899)
* Alpha Jamison (1899–1901)
* Charles Best (1901–1902)
* C. I. Freeman (1902–1903)
* No coach (1903–1904)
* Julius Nufer (1904–1905)
* Clarence B. Jamison (1905–1908)
* E. J. Stewart (1908–1909)
* Ralph Jones (1909–1912)
* Robert E. Vaughan (1912–1916)
* Ward Lambert (1916–1917)
* J. J. Maloney (1917–1918)
* Ward Lambert (1918–1946)
* Mel Taube (1946–1950)
* Ray Eddy (1950–1965)
* George King (1965–1972)
* Fred Schaus (1972–1978)
* Lee Rose (1978–1980)
* Gene Keady (1980–2005)
* Matt Painter (2005– )

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