 Faber at Maryland in 1928 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1903 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1994 (aged 91) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1926–1927 | Maryland |
| Position(s) | Attackman, Out Home |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1928–1929 | Maryland |
| 1930–1963 | Maryland (co-HC) |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1935 | Maryland |
| 1940–1941 | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 249–57 (lacrosse) 12–13–4 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Lacrosse 8 USILA (1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959) 9 ACC (1955–1961, 1963, 1965) | |
| Awards | |
| USILA Coach of the Year (1959) | |
John Edgar Faber Jr. (January 13, 1903 – January 14, 1994) was an American microbiologist and college football and lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland. Faber served as the Maryland lacrosse coach from 1928 to 1963, during which time he compiled a 249–57 record and secured numerous national and conference championships. Faber was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1963. He coached the Maryland football team in 1935 and again, as a co-head coach alongside Al Heagy and Al Woods, from 1940 to 1941. He compiled a 12–13–4 record in football.