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Daniel Joseph Savage (January 13, 1890 – February 1, 1931) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Louis University from 1923 to 1925, compiling a record of 13–13–1[1] Savage was also the head basketball coach at Saint Louis from 1922 to 1926 and the school's head baseball coach from 1925 to 1926.[2][3] Savage played college football at St. Ignatius College—now known as John Carroll University—in University Heights, Ohio. He died on February 1, 1931, at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio, after suffering a skull fracture sustained in a fall down a set of stairs.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1923–1925)
1923 Saint Louis 5–3–1
1924 Saint Louis 6–3
1925 Saint Louis 2–6–1
Saint Louis: 13–13–1
Total: 13–13–1

References

  1. ^ Schmidt (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport. ISBN 9780815608868. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dan Savage". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Daniel Savage". Catholic News Service. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dan Savage, Ex-Coach At St. Louis U., Killed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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