E. J. Mather
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 4, 1887 Ottumwa, Iowa |
| Died | August 26, 1928 (aged 41) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1910–1911 | Lake Forest University |
| 1911–1916 | Kalamazoo College |
| 1919 | University of Arkansas |
| 1919–1928 | University of Michigan |
Edwin J. Mather (June 4, 1887 – August 26, 1928) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He was selected as an All-Western football player while playing for Lake Forest University in 1909 and went on to a coaching career at Lake Forest (1910–1911), Kalamazoo College (1911–1916), the University of Arkansas (1919), and the University of Michigan (1919–1928).
Mather was born in Ottumwa, Iowa and played three sports at Ottumwa High School. He enrolled at Lake Forest University, where he played at the end position on the school's football team. In 1909, he was captain of the Lake Forest football team and was selected as an all-Western end by the Chicago Daily News. In selecting him for its All-Illinois football team that same year, the Chicago Record-Herald wrote: "Mather, by virtue of his glittering achievements in 1908, had little trouble in clinching a place on the all-state combine. With another season in which to perfect the forward pass and the open style of play Mather developed into a terror on offense. As a defensive player he is rated among the headliners throughout Illinois. His forte is left end. The game with DePauw Thanksgiving day marked the windup of Mather's college career." He was also captain of the Lake Forest basketball team in his senior year.
After graduating from Lake Forest, Mather coached there for two years.
In 1911, Mather was hired as the coach of all sports at Kalamazoo College, where he remained until 1916.
Mather was the head college football coach for the Kalamazoo Hornets located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for 5 seasons, from 1911 until 1915. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 12–11–2 (.520).
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