Byrd Douglas
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Byrd Douglas
- School Vanderbilt University, Princeton University
- High School Wallace University School
- Born August 28, 1894 in Nashville, TN USA
- Died August 11, 1965 in Wilson County, TN USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Byrd Douglas was the coach of Vanderbilt University in 1920-1921 and Princeton University from 1928-1930 (31-45-1). In between, he was athletic director and coached football at Cumberland University. He was a lawyer in Nashville, TN from 1930-1942 and then was a judge for 21 years.
He was born in a well-to-do family from Nashville and attended Vanderbilt before moving on to Princeton. He was a star catcher at Princeton.
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