H. W. Ambruster
Howard Watson Ambruster (1879 – January 10, 1961) was an American football coach, chemical engineer, actor, and lecturer. He was the head football coach at Rutgers University for one season, in 1895, compiling a record of 3–4. Armbruster also played tennis and competed in the 1899 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | January 10, 1961 (aged 82) Fanwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | Rutgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 |
Ambruster attended Germantown Academy. He entered the University of Pennsylvania with class of 1899, but left the school before graduating to coach football at Rutgers. A longtime resident of Westfield, New Jersey, he moved to Fanwood, New Jersey in 1949, and died at his home there at the age of 82, on January 10, 1961. He was interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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