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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1876-02-07)February 7, 1876 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | June 22, 1948(1948-06-22) (aged 72) Santa Barbara County, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1894 | Cornell |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1896 | Army |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–2–1 |
George Palmer Dyer (February 7, 1876 – June 22, 1948) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1896, compiling a record of 3–2–1. Dyer played at Cornell University in 1893 and 1894. He later served in the United States Navy as a paymaster.
George married Dorothy Sturges Bell on 9 October 1901 aboard the U.S.S. Santee. They were divorced in Nevada in February 1940. He married Amelia Frances Goodrich Jarvie (born 30 June 1881 in Brooklyn, N.Y.), donor of the carillon at the Jerusalem International YMCA, on 21 September 1940 in Essex, Ma. They lived at Yellow Jacket Ranch in Calistoga, California, making trips to Hawaii and New Zealand until Amelia's death on 25 July 1945. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Cadets (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Army | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Army: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
References
- Buys, D.P. (1986). Walter Palmer of Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and Stonington, Connecticut: A 400 Year (1585-1985) Family History. compiler. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- "Person Details for George Palmer Dyer, "California Death Index, 1940-1997" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- Hewett, W.T.; Holmes, F.R.; Williams, L.A. (1905). Cornell University: A History. The University Publishing Society. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- The New York Times, October 10, 1901
- The Baltimore Sun, October 10, 1901
- The Nevada State Journal, 21 February 1940 ,
- Massachusetts Marriage Index 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Ancestry.
- California Death Index 1940-1997 Ancestry
- "George Palmer Dyer". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Burial detail: Dyer, George P". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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