Edmund Dollard (1885-1964)

Teams coached: Syracuse Orange
Syracuse record: 151-59 (.719)
Overall record: 151-59 (.719)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• Premo-Porretta National Championships:  1  (1918)
• Helms Foundation National Championships:  1  (1918)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1911-1924

Syracuse

Edmund Dollard Facts

• Edmund Dollard
• Born February 12, 1885
• Died June 1964
• Hometown: Syracuse, New York
• Alma Mater: Syracuse University (BA, 1908)
• Graduated from Christian Brothers Academy (NY) and initially enrolled a Holy Cross before transferring to his hometown Syracuse University midway through his freshman year
  • Played basketball for four years at SU, serving as team captain as a senior in 1907-08
  • Also lettered all four years in baseball, playing as a catcher for the Orangemen
• In 1911, Dollard was tabbed to be the first paid head basketball coach at his alma mater
  • Went 151-59 over 13 years at the helm of the program, coaching the Orangemen from 1911-24
  • His 1917-18 team went 16-1 and was retroactively named National Champions (Helms and Premo-Porretta)
• After coaching, Dollard – who graduated as a Civil Engineer – worked for the city of Syracuse until retiring in 1956
  • Served as city commissioner of assessment & taxation and was chairman of the county works commission
• Passed away in June 1964 at the age of 79
  • Posthumously inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 2009

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