For the botanist see Edward Lee Greene

Edward Lawrence Greene (March 29, 1884 – September 27, 1952) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball.

Biography

Greene was born on March 29, 1884, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Edward L. Greene

He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1908 and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North Carolina State University, from 1909 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 28–11–5. Greene was also the head baseball coach at North Carolina A&M for one season in 1912, tallying a mark of 13–6–1. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named an All-American in 1906. He later served as the general manager of the National Better Business Bureau until his death.

Edward L. Greene

He died of a heart attack on September 27, 1952, in Mamaroneck, New York.

Edward L. Greene

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

1884 births

1952 deaths

American football halfbacks

NC State Wolfpack baseball coaches

NC State Wolfpack football coaches

North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches

Penn Quakers football players

Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut

Players of American football from New Haven, Connecticut