Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Licking County, Ohio |
July 12, 1912
Died | September 29, 2009 Newark, Ohio |
(aged 97)
Playing career | |
1930s | Muskingum |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1944 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
1945–1966 | Muskingum |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 141–43–7 |
Bowls | 0–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
6 OAC (1949–1950, 1955, 1960, 1965–1966) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1996 (profile) |
Edgar A. "Ed" Sherman (July 13, 1912 – September 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Muskingum College from 1945 to 1966, compiling a record of 141–43–7, a winning percentage of .757. He also served as Muskingum director of athletics, and he worked as a basketball referee. His Muskingum coaching career ended after the 1966 season but he remained on the faculty through 1980. He also coached the Muskingum track team and had a record of 111-21 in dual meets. Sherman was known for his service to the NCAA. He was the NCAA secretary-tresurer for a 2-year term, he was chairman of a committee which established the I-A, I-AA, II, III divisions, he was on the NCAA television committee and the NCAA-NAIA joint committee. He served 22 NCAA committees. Sherman received a White House citation for contribution in athletics. In 1982, he received the Corbett Award honoring his work as a college director of athletics. In 1986 Muskingum named its football field for him. Sherman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996. He died on September 29, 2009.