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Alpha Jamison
Alpha Pierce Jamison (November 27, 1875 – April 12, 1962) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1898 to 1900, compiling a record of 11–11–1. Some contemporary news articles report that Jamison continued as Purdue's head football coach for the 1901 season, with D. M. Balliet serving as assistant; other sources, including the university's football media guide, identify Balliet as that season's head coach. The Purdue Debris 1902 yearbook lists both men simply as "coaches" of the 1901 team. Jamison was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for two seasons from 1899 to 1901, tallying a mark of 12–1.
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Alpha Pierce Jamison (November 27, 1875 – April 12, 1962) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1898 to 1900, compiling a record of 11–11–1. Some contemporary news articles report that Jamison continued as Purdue's head football coach for the 1901 season, with D. M. Balliet serving as assistant; other sources, including the university's football media guide, identify Balliet as that season's head coach. The Purdue Debris 1902 yearbook lists both men simply as "coaches" of the 1901 team. Jamison was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for two seasons from 1899 to 1901, tallying a mark of 12–1.
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