Jesse Burbage
American basketball player and coach
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Jesse Samuel Burbage (February 22, 1894 – December 5, 1957) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter at the guard position for the Auburn Tigers from 1914 to 1918. Burbage served as the head coach of the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) from 1922 to 1924.[1]
BornFebruary 22, 1894
Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S.
Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1957 (aged 63)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
1914–1918Auburn
PositionGuard
Burbage circa 1925 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1894 Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1957 (aged 63) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1918 | Auburn |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Trinity (NC) |
| 1927–1929 | Southern College |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Southern College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–25 (basketball) 5–2–1 (football) |
Burbage later served as an Army colonel. Circa 1951, he became administrator of the City-County Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he would serve for six years until his death. He died on December 5, 1957, at Huntsville Hospital.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Trinity | 15–7 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Trinity | 19–6 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 34–13 | ||||||||
| Southern College Moccasins (Independent) (1927–1929) | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | Southern College | 8–8 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Southern College | 11–4 | |||||||
| Southern College: | 19–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–25 | ||||||||
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern College Moccasins (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Southern College | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| Southern College: | 5–2–1 | 4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–2–1 | ||||||||