Anthony Savage

Anthony Savage
Savage pictured as a senior in Tyee 1915, Washington yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1893-12-25)December 25, 1893
Buck Mountain, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1970 (aged 76)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914Washington
Basketball
1911–1915Washington
Baseball
1914Washington
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918Washington
1919New Mexico A&M
Basketball
1913–1915Washington
Head coaching record
Overall3–4–1 (football)
24–2 (basketball)

Anthony Savage (December 25, 1893 – January 1970) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Washington in 1918 and at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as New Mexico State University—in 1919, compiling a career college football coaching record of 3–4–1. Savage played basketball at Washington from 1911 to 1915 and also coached the team for two seasons, from 1913 to 1915. He also played on the Washington baseball and football teams in 1914.[1] He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Kappa Epsilon Chapter (UW). He attended the 1914 DKE Convention in New Orleans, LA, where he received an award for having traveled the farthest to attend that convention. Savage was the older brother of another football coach, Joe Savage.

Savage return to the University of Washington in 1922 as a freshman coach.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Washington (Pacific Coast Conference) (1918)
1918 Washington 1–1 1–1 3rd
Washington: 1–1 1–1
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Independent) (1919)
1919 New Mexico A&M 2–3–1
New Mexico A&M: 2–3–1
Total: 3–4–1

References

  1. ^ "2012 University of Washington Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Washington Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Savage 'Frosh' Coach At U. of Washington". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. August 10, 1922. p. 28. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.