Edward Larkin (American football)
Larkin in 1907
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 17, 1882 Ithaca, New York |
| Died | August 18, 1948 (aged 66) |
| Playing career | |
| Cornell | |
| 1904 | Georgetown |
| Position(s) | End, Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905–1908 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1907 | Georgetown (line) |
| 1907 | DuBois |
| 1907–1908 | Carlisle (assistant) |
| 1909 | Maryland |
| 1911 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1911 | Carlisle (ends) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–5 |
Edward P. "Bunny" Larkin (March 17, 1882 – August 18, 1948) was an American physician and college football coach. He served as a co-head coach alongside William Lang for the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1909. Larkin was also an assistant football coach at Cornell University, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Georgetown University. He worked for many years as a team physician for the Washington Senators baseball team.
Larkin was born on March 17, 1882 in Ithaca, New York, where he received his early education. He played as a quarterback for Ithaca High School. Larkin played baseball as a catcher for the Haverling team. He enrolled at Cornell University for his undergraduate education in 1902, and played on the football team. The Elmira Morning Telegram wrote, "He was a fast, tricky end, who knew all of the possibilities of the position."
Larkin attended the Georgetown University School of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1908. He earned a varsity letter on the Georgetown football team in 1904. After college, Larkin held an internship with the Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Upon the expiration of his college athletic eligibility, Larkin coached football as an assistant at Cornell. In 1907, he served as an assistant at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School under head coach Glenn "Pop" Warner, and helped coach the line and played on the practice team at Georgetown.Bill Stern later described Larkin's coaching as "a gem of brevity and logic". One season at Carlisle, Larkin explained to his players the game: "Boys, football is like this: When white man has ball, knock down white man. When Indian has ball, knock down white man." At Carlisle, he "drilled Warner's Indians to look after Chicago's forward passes and fake plays".
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