D. M. Balliet
Balliet cropped from the 1894 Purdue team photo
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 25, 1866 Lehighton, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 6, 1960 (aged 93) Myerstown, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1891 | Lehigh |
| 1892–1893 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1893 | Auburn |
| 1893–1895 | Purdue |
| 1901 | Purdue |
| 1902 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1902 | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
| 1903–1904 | Washington and Lee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–15–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1893–1894) | |
David Milton "Pete" Balliet (August 25, 1866 – August 6, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University for one game in February 1893, at Purdue University from 1893 to 1895 and again in 1901, and at Washington and Lee University from 1903 to 1904, compiling a career college football record of 30–15–2. Balliet played as a center at Lehigh University and Princeton University.
Balliet was a native of Lehighton, Pennsylvania and was born on August 25, 1866. He attended preparatory school at the Meyerstown Academy and then played center for two seasons for the Lehigh University football team.
In the fall of 1892, Balliet joined the Princeton Tigers football team. In September 1892, The New York Times reported: "Among the promising new men who are practicing are Balliet, centre rush of last year's Lehigh team." He played at center for Princeton during the 1892 and 1893 seasons. The 1893 Princeton team finished the season undefeated at 11–0, and was later recognized as a national champion. Balliet graduated from Princeton with the class of 1894.
Balliet was the second head coach in the history of Auburn Tigers football. He coached only a single game for the program, a contest against Alabama played on February 22, 1893 at Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Alabama, the first intercollegiate game in the state. Auburn defeated Alabama in the game, the first meeting between the two schools, by a score of 32 to 22.
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