John Gere Jayne
American football and baseball coach, attorney (1874–1920)
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John Gere Jayne (May 12, 1874 – September 6, 1920) was an attorney and American football and baseball coach for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South.
Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1874 Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1920 (aged 46) Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1893–1897 | Princeton |
| Positions | Pitcher, outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1897–1898 | Sewanee |
| 1899–1900 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SIAA (1898) | |
Early years
Jayne was the son of Samuel Carver Jayne and Hattie Gere. Samuel was the cashier at the First National Bank.[1][2] Hattie's mother was the aunt of Grover Cleveland.[3] He attended Princeton University, where he got his law degree.[4] He was a pitcher and outfielder on the baseball team.[5][6] He graduated in June 1897.[7]
Sewanee
Jayne's first year coaching Sewanee football was the worst in its history. He then coached the 1898 Sewanee football team to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship.[8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897–1898) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Sewanee | 1–3–1 | 1–2–1 | ||||||
| 1898 | Sewanee | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Sewanee: | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
