Biographical details | |
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Born | South Bend, Minnesota, U.S. | October 22, 1874
Died | October 28, 1964 Marysville, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 90)
Playing career | |
1894–1897 | Dartmouth[1] |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Kenyon |
1899–1901 | Ohio State |
1902 | Ohio Medical |
1903–1904 | Kenyon |
1905–1906[2] | Ohio Medical |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–24–6 |
John Bernard Christian Eckstorm (October 22, 1873 – October 28, 1964)[3] was an American college football player and coach. He played football as a halfback at Dartmouth College from 1894 to 1897 and was captain of the 1897 Dartmouth football team as a senior. Eckstorm served as two stints as the head football coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, in 1898 and from 1903 to 1904, and one stint at Ohio State University, from 1899 to 1901.