Eddie Lynch (American football coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1899 Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1953 (aged 53) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1922 | Dartmouth |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924–1925 | Dartmouth (ends) |
| 1926–1929 | Minnesota (ends) |
| 1931 | Carleton |
| 1932–1934 | Wisconsin (ends) |
| 1935–1936 | Iowa (ends) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MWC (1931) | |
Edward Bernard Lynch (November 17, 1899 – April 13, 1953) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Carleton College in 1931. Lynch played as an end at Dartmouth College from 1920 to 1922. He served as an assistant football coach at the University of Minnesota under head coach Clarence Spears from 1926 to 1929.[1]
Lynch was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He grew up in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where the played high school football as a quarterback..[2] In 1945, Lynch was appointed as an account executive for Merrill Lynch in Minneapolis.[3] He died of a heart attack, on April 13, 1953, at his home in Minneapolis.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Carls (Midwest Conference) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Carleton | 5–2 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Carleton: | 5–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Orman, Rudick (May 10, 1931). "Eddie Lynch Named Carleton Grid Coach; Succeeds Hunt—Diebold Serves Temporarily as Athletic Director". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 23. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eddie Lynch Dies ; Former Grid Coach". The Minnesota Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 13, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Twenty-Five Years Ago". Commercial West. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 31, 1971. p. 25. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Former Coach Dies". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Associated Press. April 14, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved June 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .