John Beverly Pollard

John Beverly Pollard

Pollard c. 1903
Virginia Cavaliers
Position	Quarterback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1880-11-09)November 9, 1880 Aylett, Virginia, U.S.
Died:	October 2, 1960(1960-10-02) (aged 79) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Career history
College	Virginia (1902–1905)
Career highlights and awards
Southern championship (1902) All-Southern (1902, 1903, 1904)

John Beverly Pollard (November 9, 1880 – October 2, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and surgeon in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.

Early years

Pollard was born on November 9, 1880, in Aylett, Virginia, to E. S. Pollard, Esq.[1]

University of Virginia

Pollard was an All-Southern quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia,[2] and a member of the Virginia Glee Club.[3][4] He also played on the baseball teams. At Virginia he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.[5] He mentored the backup Oscar Randolph.[6] He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.[1] After university he became a captain and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.

Coaching career

Pollard coached Virginia's baseball team in 1906.[7] He served as a co-head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina from 1906 to 1907.[8]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Davidson (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906	Davidson	3–2–2
1907	Davidson	4–1–1
Davidson:		7–3–3
Total:		7–3–3

References

1. Vignettes. Vol. 1. 1905. p. 70.
2. "District III". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 19: 219. 1904.
3. "Catalog of Students". University of Virginia Annual Announcements, with a Catalog of the Officers and Students of the University of Virginia: 43. 1903–1904.
4. Corks and Curls. 1904. p. 132.
5. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 97. 1904.
6. "Virginia? Carolina?". The Cavalier Daily. November 18, 1905.
7. "Carolina Will Meet Virginia". Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. May 2, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Quips and Cranks. Davidson College. 1908. Retrieved February 9, 2018.