Brewin pictured with the Davidson baseball team, circa 1903
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Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Boston, Massachusetts |
December 9, 1876
Died | March 7, 1938 Everett, Massachusetts |
(aged 61)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1893–1896 | Boston College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1900–1903 | Davidson |
Baseball | |
1902–1905 | Davidson |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
190?–190? | Davidson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–12–1 (football) 31–12 (baseball) |
John Andrew Brewin (December 9, 1876 – March 7, 1938) was an American college football and baseball head coach for Davidson College in the early 1900s. He was the first official head coach for both teams in school history. Brewin also served as the Physical Director during his tenure at Davidson.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Brewin earned his medical doctor degree from Boston College in 1898. He had also spent his undergraduate years there and lettered for the football team from 1893 to 1896, serving as team captain in 1895. He died in Everett, Massachusetts in 1938.