Alpha Brumage

Alpha Brumage
Brumage pictured in The Bomb 1913, VMI yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1880-03-16)March 16, 1880
Mitchell County, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 1963(1963-03-11) (aged 82)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1901–1903Kansas
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1904–1907Ottawa
1908–1909William Jewell
1910Nebraska State Normal
1911–1912VMI
1913–1914Kentucky
Basketball
1908–1910William Jewell
1911–1913VMI
1913–1915Kentucky
Baseball
1909–1910William Jewell
1914–1915Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall51–29–3 (football)
49–26 (basketball)
34–24–1 (baseball)

Alpha Brumage (March 16, 1880 – March 11, 1963) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.

Early life and playing career

Brumage was a native of Beloit, Kansas and graduated from Beloit High School. He attended the University of Kansas, where he played college football from 1901 to 1903 as a fullback and captained the 1903 Kansas Jayhawks football team. Brumage also participated in track and field as Kansas, running the hurdles in 1902–03.[1]

Coaching career

Ottawa

Brumage was the second head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1904 until 1907. His coaching record at Ottawa was 14–16–1.[2] Brumage took over the team after a one-year hiatus because the school was attempting to purge professionalism from their college sports teams.

VMI

After coaching at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and Nebraska State Normal School—now known as Peru State College—Brumage moved to Lexington, Virginia to become the tenth head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).[3] He held that position for two seasons, from 1911 until 1912. His career coaching record at VMI was 13–2.

Kentucky

Brumage then went to Kentucky where he was football coach from 1913 to 1914, compiling an 11–5 record, and basketball coach from 1913 to 1915, compiling a 19–7 record.

Late life and death

In September 1915, Brumage was appointed as the physical director of the Birmingham Athletic Club in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] During World War I, Brumage attended officer's training school and was promoted to the rank of major in the United States Army. He served in France with the 322nd Field Artillery Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division.[4]

Brumage retired to San Antonio in the early 1940s. He died there on March 11, 1963.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1904–1907)
1904 Ottawa 3–5
1905 Ottawa 2–6–1
1906 Ottawa 5–2
1907 Ottawa 4–3
Ottawa: 14–16–1
William Jewell Baptists (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908 William Jewell 4–2
1909 William Jewell 7–2
William Jewell: 11–4
Nebraska State Normal (Independent) (1910)
1910 Nebraska State Normal 2–2–2
Nebraska State Normal: 2–2–2
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1911–1912)
1911 VMI 7–1
1912 VMI 6–1
VMI: 13–2
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1914)
1913 Kentucky 6–2 0–1
1914 Kentucky 5–3 1–1
Kentucky: 11–5 1–2
Total: 51–29–3

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
William Jewell Baptists (Independent) (1908–1910)
1908–09 William Jewell 6–7
1909–10 William Jewell 10–3
William Jewell: 16–10
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1911–1913)
1911–12 VMI 6–5
1912–13 VMI 8–4
VMI: 14–9
Kentucky Wildcats (Independent) (1913–1915)
1913–14 Kentucky 12–2
1914–15 Kentucky 7–5
Kentucky: 19–7
Total: 49–26

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References

  1. ^ a b "Alpha Brumage Chosen As Clow's B. A. C. Successor". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. September 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Ottawa Braves Football – All-time Results
  3. ^ "Alpha Brumage Goes East". The Salina Daily Union. Salina, Kansas. May 26, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Maj. Alpha Brumage Across". The Beloit Gazette. Beloit, Kansas. August 7, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Former Coach Dies. Col. Brumage Was Coach at Ottawa, William Jewell". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. March 12, 1963. p. 13. Retrieved May 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book
  7. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball – All-time results". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2014.