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American football player and coach

Edgar M. Church
Biographical details
Born	(1869-05-24)May 24, 1869 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1938(1938-12-26) (aged 69) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1889–1891	Penn

Position(s)	Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1895	Union (NY)

Head coaching record
Overall	0–5

Edgar Moore Church (May 24, 1869 – December 26, 1938) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania where was team captain for three successive seasons, 1889, 1890, and 1891. Church served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York for one season, in 1895.

Church later worked as an investment broker. He died of pneumonia, on December 26, 1938.

References

Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. p. 142. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
"Edgar M. Church, 71, Penn Star, Dies". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. December 27, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .

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