George C. Adams
American football player and coach

George C. Adams

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American football player and coach
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24 April 1863(Boston, USA)
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13 July 1900(Quincy, USA)
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Harvard University
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Mother:
Frances Cadwallader Crowninshield
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George Caspar Adams (April 24, 1863 – July 13, 1900) was a former head coach of the Harvard University football program from 1890 to 1892. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George A. Stewart, another Harvard graduate.

Early life

George Adams was born in 1863 in Boston to John Quincy Adams II and Fannie Cadwallader Crowninshield. His father, born to Charles Francis Adams, Sr., was the grandson of 6th President of the United States John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of 2nd President of the United States, John Adams. His mother, Fanny Crowninshield, was also a granddaughter of former United States Secretary of the Navy under presidents Madison and Monroe, Benjamin Williams Crowninshield.

George Caspar Adams attended the Adams Academy before entering Harvard in 1882, where he graduated with an A.B. in 1886.

Coaching career

During his time as a student at Harvard, Adams played a vital role in reinstating the football program in 1886 for Harvard by heading a petition movement to the administration. Once the season was granted, Adams played on the team and assisted in managing and coaching it.

In 1890, Adams, along with another fellow alumnus, George A. Stewart (Class of 1884) were appointed as coaches for the Harvard football program of the upcoming season. In their first season, the team went 11–0, winning the national championship, also with five players being named All-Americans. The appointment of Adams and Stewart is widely regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Harvard Crimson (Independent)
1890 Harvard 11–0
1891 Harvard 13–1
1892 Harvard 10–1
Harvard: 34–2
Total: 34–2

Later life

He later worked in real estate in Boston. He was also a recreational yachtsman who belonged to many yacht clubs.

Adams died of tuberculosis in Quincy 1900.

Family tree

John Adams
(1735–1826)
Abigail Adams (née Smith)
(1744–1818)
John Adams
(1735–1826)
Abigail Adams (née Smith)
(1744–1818)
William Stephens Smith
(1755–1815)
Abigail Amelia Adams Smith
(1765–1813)
John Quincy Adams
(1767–1848)
Louisa Catherine Adams (née Johnson)
(1775–1852)
Charles Adams
(1770–1800)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1772–1832)
George Washington Adams
(1801–1829)
John Adams II
(1803–1834)
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
(1807–1886)
Abigail Brown Adams (née Brooks)
(1808–1889)
Frances Cadwalader Crowninshield
(1839–1911)
John Quincy Adams II
(1833–1894)
Charles Francis Adams Jr.
(1835–1915)
Henry Brooks Adams
(1838–1918)
Marian Hooper Adams
(1843–1885)
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams
(1848–1927)
George Casper Adams
(1863–1900)
Charles Francis Adams III
(1866–1954)
Frances Adams (née Lovering)
(1869–1956)
John Adams
(1875–1964)
Charles Francis Adams IV
(1910–1999)
Catherine Lovering Adams Morgan
(1902–1988)
Henry Sturgis Morgan
(1900–1982)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1910–1997)
John Adams
(1735–1826)
Abigail Adams (née Smith)
(1744–1818)
William Stephens Smith
(1755–1815)
Abigail Amelia Adams Smith
(1765–1813)
John Quincy Adams
(1767–1848)
Louisa Catherine Adams (née Johnson)
(1775–1852)
Charles Adams
(1770–1800)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1772–1832)
George Washington Adams
(1801–1829)
John Adams II
(1803–1834)
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
(1807–1886)
Abigail Brown Adams (née Brooks)
(1808–1889)
Frances Cadwalader Crowninshield
(1839–1911)
John Quincy Adams II
(1833–1894)
Charles Francis Adams Jr.
(1835–1915)
Henry Brooks Adams
(1838–1918)
Marian Hooper Adams
(1843–1885)
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams
(1848–1927)
George Casper Adams
(1863–1900)
Charles Francis Adams III
(1866–1954)
Frances Adams (née Lovering)
(1869–1956)
John Adams
(1875–1964)
Charles Francis Adams IV
(1910–1999)
Catherine Lovering Adams Morgan
(1902–1988)
Henry Sturgis Morgan
(1900–1982)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1910–1997)
Notes:
William Stephens Smith
(1755–1815)
Abigail Amelia Adams Smith
(1765–1813)
John Quincy Adams
(1767–1848)
Louisa Catherine Adams (née Johnson)
(1775–1852)
Charles Adams
(1770–1800)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1772–1832)
George Washington Adams
(1801–1829)
John Adams II
(1803–1834)
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
(1807–1886)
Abigail Brown Adams (née Brooks)
(1808–1889)
Frances Cadwalader Crowninshield
(1839–1911)
John Quincy Adams II
(1833–1894)
Charles Francis Adams Jr.
(1835–1915)
Henry Brooks Adams
(1838–1918)
Marian Hooper Adams
(1843–1885)
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams
(1848–1927)
George Casper Adams
(1863–1900)
Charles Francis Adams III
(1866–1954)
Frances Adams (née Lovering)
(1869–1956)
John Adams
(1875–1964)
Charles Francis Adams IV
(1910–1999)
Catherine Lovering Adams Morgan
(1902–1988)
Henry Sturgis Morgan
(1900–1982)
Thomas Boylston Adams
(1910–1997)

Adams was a descendant of the prominent Adams political family.