H. W. Ambruster
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | January 10, 1961 (aged 82) Fanwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | Rutgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 |
Howard Watson Ambruster (1879 – January 10, 1961) was an American football coach, chemical engineer, actor, and lecturer. He was the head football coach at Rutgers University for one season, in 1895, compiling a record of 3–4.[1] Armbruster also played tennis and competed in the 1899 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships.[2]
Ambruster attended Germantown Academy. He entered the University of Pennsylvania with class of 1899, but left the school before graduating to coach football at Rutgers. A longtime resident of Westfield, New Jersey, he moved to Fanwood, New Jersey in 1949, and died at his home there, at the age of 82, on January 10, 1961.[3] He was interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[4]
