Emmett Orlando "Fat" King (October 8, 1875 – October 20, 1934)[1] was an American college football player and coach.
 King pictured in The Prism 1906, Maine yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1875 Huntington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1934 (aged 59) Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1895–1897 | Indiana |
| 1902 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Center, right guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Bluffton HS (IN) |
| 1903 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1904 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4 |
King played guard for the Indiana Hoosiers football team and was team captain during his final three seasons. In 1900, he was the head football coach at Bluffton High School in Bluffton, Indiana.[2] He entered Harvard Law School in 1901 and played center for the 1902 Harvard Crimson football team until he was declared ineligible.[3] He returned to Indiana in 1903 as an assistant coach.[4] He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1904 and compiled a 5–4 record.[5] King later worked as a lawyer in Indiana until his death from a heart attack in 1934.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Maine | 5–4 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Total: | 5–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Fox, Wilmer T. "10 Indiana Law Journal 1934-1935 Indiana Bar: A Message from the President Notes". Indiana Law Journal. 10. Heinonline.org: 169. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "No title". Bluffton Chronicle. October 17, 1900. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "This is "Fat King"". Bluffton Chronicle. November 19, 1902. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Football Coach for I. U." Indianapolis News. June 15, 1903. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Boston Evening Transcript - Google News Archive Search".
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