Reginald V. Truitt
Truitt as coach in 1928
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| Sport(s) | Lacrosse |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 12, 1890 Snow Hill, Maryland |
| Died | April 11, 1991 (aged 100) Easton, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1914 | Maryland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1927 | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–8–1 (.725) |
Reginald Van Trump Truitt (August 12, 1890 – April 11, 1991) was an American zoologist, Army officer, and college lacrosse player and coach. He spent his professional career studying the oyster habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Truitt founded the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at what is now the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. He also served as the first head lacrosse coach at his alma mater, the University of Maryland from 1919 to 1927. Truitt was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1959.
Truitt was born on August 12, 1890 in Snow Hill, Maryland. He attended Snow Hill High School, from which he graduated in 1910. He then went on to college at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1910. While there, he played lacrosse and competed in track, winning letters in both sports in 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914. He served as the lacrosse team's captain and student coach as a senior in 1914. Truitt graduated from Maryland that year with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Truitt served in the United States Army Air Service during the First World War. He received a commission as a second lieutenant and served as a pilot in a pursuit squadron.
After the war, Truitt began teaching at the University of Maryland. In 1919, he served as a graduate assistant in zoology. Truitt taught as a zoology professor at Maryland from 1925 to 1941.
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