Johnny Poe

John Prentiss Poe Jr. (February 26, 1874 – September 25, 1915) was an American college football player and coach, soldier, Marine, and soldier of fortune, whose exploits on the gridiron and the battlefield contributed to the lore and traditions of the Princeton Tigers football program.

Johnny Poe
Poe pictured in The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide, 1893
Born:(1874-02-26)February 26, 1874
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died:September 25, 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 41)
near Loos, France
Career information
Position(s)Halfback, Quarterback
CollegePrinceton
Career history
As coach
1893–1894Virginia
1896–1896Navy
1897Princeton (assistant)
1902–1903Princeton (assistant)
1906Princeton (assistant)
1908–1909Princeton (assistant)
As player
1891–1892Princeton
Career highlights and awards
  • Head coaching record: 21–8
Military career
Allegiance United States
Honduras
Great Britain
Service/branch U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
Honduran Army
British Army
Years of service1898
1898–1899
1903
1907–1908
1914-1915
RankCorporal (USA)
Captain (Honduras)
Private (Great Britain)
Unit 5th Maryland Infantry
23rd U. S. Infantry
Kentucky National Guard
Royal Garrison Artillery
the Black Watch
Battles/warsSpanish–American War
Philippine–American War
Black Patch Wars
Banana Wars
World War I
RelationsEdgar Allan Poe (cousin)
John P. Poe, Sr. (father)
Edgar A. Poe (brother)
Art Poe (brother)
Gresham Poe (brother)
Bradley T. Johnson (cousin)
Other workcowboy, miner
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