Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Andrew Stewart was a former head coach of the Harvard University football program from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.Born in 1862 in South Boston, Stewart attended grammar and Latin schools in Boston before entering Harvard in 1880, graduating in the class of 1884. After graduating, in 1886, Stewart worked at the Boston Daily Globe, editing the yachting section. He was regarded as an authority on boating and yachts, and was a member of a yacht club as well as the Boston Athletic Association. He also was regarded as a designer boats. In 1890, George Stewart, along with another fellow alumnus, George Adams (1886) were appointed by team captain Arthur Cumnock as coaches for the Harvard football program. In their first season, the team went 11–0, winning the national championship, also with five players being named All-Americans. The appointment of Adams and Stewart is presently regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.He died of typhoid fever in 1894.. }
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- George_A._Stewart abstract "George Andrew Stewart was a former head coach of the Harvard University football program from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.Born in 1862 in South Boston, Stewart attended grammar and Latin schools in Boston before entering Harvard in 1880, graduating in the class of 1884. After graduating, in 1886, Stewart worked at the Boston Daily Globe, editing the yachting section. He was regarded as an authority on boating and yachts, and was a member of a yacht club as well as the Boston Athletic Association. He also was regarded as a designer boats. In 1890, George Stewart, along with another fellow alumnus, George Adams (1886) were appointed by team captain Arthur Cumnock as coaches for the Harvard football program. In their first season, the team went 11–0, winning the national championship, also with five players being named All-Americans. The appointment of Adams and Stewart is presently regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.He died of typhoid fever in 1894.".