Advertiser Disclosure
This article/post contains references to products or services from one or more of our advertisers or partners. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products or services.
Edwin Sweetland
Edwin Sweetland was a two-sport athlete at Cornell University in the late 1800’s and spent 20 years as a college football coach at nine different schools. He coached the Kentucky Wildcats for three seasons beginning in 1909, posting back-to-back winning seasons with a 9-1 record in 1909 and a 7-2 record in 1910. He left Kentucky to coach the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks in 1911 then returned to the Cats in 1912, leading them to another 7-2 record. He was 23-5 as the head coach at Kentucky and won 100 total games as a college head coach. He also coached basketball, track and rowing at the college level during his career. Sweetland passed away in 1950 at the age of 75.