George Corneal
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| Sport(s) | Basketball, track |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 28, 1944 (aged 61) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ? | Ohio State |
| 1909 | Michigan |
| 1910 | Boise Normal School |
| 1911–1914 | Rock Island HS |
| 1914–1917 | Wisc.-Stevens Pt. |
| 1917–1944 | Lakewood HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–16 (college basketball) |
George Durkin Corneal (September 13, 1883 – December 28, 1944) was an American basketball, track and football coach. In 1909, he became the first basketball coach at the University of Michigan and led the Michigan Wolverines basketball team to a 1-4 record. He also coached football, track, and basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and Lakewood High School.
Corneal was born in Philadelphia in 1883. He graduated from Temple University and attended the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. His first coaching job was at Ohio State University.
In the fall of 1907, he was hired as the assistant in physical training at the University of Michigan's Waterman Gymnasium. While at Michigan, he also served as the coach of the school's first varsity basketball team in 1909.The Michigan Alumnus announced the formation of the team in January 1909:
"For the first time in the history of the University there is to be a varsity basketball team. Realizing the demand for an indoor winter sport and the presence of good material in college, the athletic authorities passed a resolution providing for a basketball team and granted them a schedule of seven or eight games for this season. Coach Corneal finds himself up against the same proposition that always faces Coach Yost and Keene Fitzpatrick. His best men are ineligible and his 'reserves' consequently give his varsity a drubbing almost every evening when they line up in practice games. ... However, the coach is working hard and admits that he expects to have a good team rounded out by the time the first game is played with M.A.C."
The Michigan team compiled a record of 1-4 under Corneal.
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