Edward Larkin

Background

Larkin was born on March 17, 1882 in Ithaca, New York, where he received his early education.

Education

Larkin attended the Georgetown University School of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1908.

Career

He served as a co-head coach alongside William Language for the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1909. Larkin was also an assistant football coach at Cornell University, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Georgetown University. He worked for many years as a team physician for the Washington Senators baseball team

He played as a quarterback for Ithaca High School.

Larkin played baseball as a catcher for the Haverling team He enrolled at Cornell University for his undergraduate education in 1902, and played on the football team

The Elmira Morning Telegram wrote, "He was a fast, tricky end, who knew all of the possibilities of the position."

He earned a varsity letter on the Georgetown football team in 1904. After college, Larkin held an internship with the Providence Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia

Upon the expiration of his college athletic eligibility, Larkin coached football as an assistant at Cornell.

In 1907, he served as an assistant at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School under head coach Glenn "People’s" Warner, and helped coach the line and played on the practice team at Georgetown.

Bill Stern later described Larkin"s coaching as "a gem of brevity and logic". One season at Carlisle, Larkin explained to his players the game: "Boys, football is like this: When white man has ball, knock down white manitoba When Indian has ball, knock down white manitoba" At Carlisle, he "drilled Warner"s Indians to look after Chicago"s forward passes and fake plays".

He turned down the opportunity to coach at Georgetown for the 1908 season despite strong support from the school"s alumni and students.

He instead coached the ends at Cornell as the "head field coach". In October, he spent a week confined with blood poisoning before returning to the sidelines.

That year, Larkin also managed the DuBois, Pennsylvania football club of the Inter-State League. Larkin worked for many years as the club physician for the Washington Senators baseball team

He was also the team physician for the Georgetown football program

In 1909, while also working for the Senators, Larkin assisted Bill Language as co-head coach at the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland). The team finished the season with a 2–5 record. In 1911, Larkin coached the ends at Carlisle, and then assisted Ray Van Orman in coaching the ends at Cornell.

Exendine served as head coach at Georgetown for nine more seasons.

Larkin suffered a brief illness and died on August 18, 1948.

Connections

Friend:

Albert Exendine