Biographical details | |
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Born | New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | March 17, 1876
Died | March 24, 1963 East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 87)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1895–1897 | Brown |
1898–1899 | Duquesne C. & A.C. |
1900–1901 | Homestead A.C. |
1902 | Pittsburgh Stars |
Baseball | |
1901 | Boston Beaneaters |
Position(s) | Halfback (football), Outfielder (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1902 | Brown |
1908–1909 | Brown |
Baseball | |
1901–1903 | Brown |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–10–2 (football) |
John Ashley "Daff" Gammons (March 17, 1876 – March 24, 1963) was an American baseball and football player, college football and baseball coach, amateur golfer, and insurance agent. He played professional baseball for one season, 1901, for the Boston Beaneaters. Gammons served as the head football coach at Brown University in 1902, 1908, and 1909, and as its head baseball coach from 1901 to 1903.