Alpha Brumage

{{Short description|American football player and sports coach (1880–1963)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Alpha Brumage

| image = Alpha Brummage.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Brumage pictured in The Bomb 1913, VMI yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|3|16}}

| birth_place = Mitchell County, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|3|11|1880|3|16}}

| death_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1901–1903

| player_team2 = Kansas

| player_positions = Fullback

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1904–1907

| coach_team2 = Ottawa (KS)

| coach_years3 = 1908–1909

| coach_team3 = William Jewell

| coach_years4 = 1910

| coach_team4 = Nebraska State Normal

| coach_years5 = 1911–1912

| coach_team5 = VMI

| coach_years6 = 1913–1914

| coach_team6 = Kentucky

| coach_sport7 = Basketball

| coach_years8 = 1908–1910

| coach_team8 = William Jewell

| coach_years9 = 1911–1913

| coach_team9 = VMI

| coach_years10 = 1913–1915

| coach_team10 = Kentucky

| coach_years11=1915–?

|coach_team11=Birmingham A. C.

| coach_sport12 = Baseball

| coach_years13 = 1909–1910

| coach_team13 = William Jewell

| coach_years14 = 1914–1915

| coach_team14 = Kentucky

| overall_record = 51–29–3 (football)
49–26 (basketball)
34–24–1 (baseball)

| bowl_record =

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Alpha Brumage (March 16, 1880 – March 11, 1963) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.

Early life and playing career

Brumage was a native of Beloit, Kansas and graduated from Beloit High School. He attended the University of Kansas, where he played college football from 1901 to 1903 as a fullback and captained the 1903 Kansas Jayhawks football team. Brumage also participated in track and field as Kansas, running the hurdles in 1902–03.{{cite news |author= |title=Alpha Brumage Chosen As Clow's B. A. C. Successor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84552734/the-birmingham-news/ |newspaper=The Birmingham News |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=September 15, 1915 |page=8 |access-date=September 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Coaching career

=Ottawa (KS)=

Brumage was the head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas for four seasons, from 1904 to 1907 compiling a record of 14–16–1.[http://www.ottawabraves.com/d/2013-14/OU_Season_by_Season_Log_2013.pdf Ottawa Braves Football – All-time Results] Brumage took over the team after a one-year hiatus because the school was attempting to purge professionalism from their college sports teams.

=VMI=

After coaching at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and Nebraska State Normal School—now known as Peru State College—Brumage moved to Lexington, Virginia to become the tenth head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).{{cite news |author= |title=Alpha Brumage Goes East |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40735657/the_salina_daily_union/ |newspaper=The Salina Daily Union |location=Salina, Kansas |date=May 26, 1911 |page=6 |access-date=December 17, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He held that position for two seasons, from 1911 until 1912. His career coaching record at VMI was 13–2.

=Kentucky=

Brumage then went to Kentucky where he was football coach from 1913 to 1914, compiling an 11–5 record, and basketball coach from 1913 to 1915, compiling a 19–7 record.

Late life and death

In September 1915, Brumage was appointed as the physical director of the Birmingham Athletic Club in Birmingham, Alabama, and coached the basketball team. During World War I, Brumage attended officer's training school and was promoted to the rank of major in the United States Army. He served in France with the 322nd Field Artillery Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division.{{cite news |author= |title=Maj. Alpha Brumage Across |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84553501/the-beloit-gazette/ |newspaper=The Beloit Gazette |location=Beloit, Kansas |date=August 7, 1918 |page=3 |access-date=September 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Brumage retired to San Antonio in the early 1940s. He died there on March 11, 1963.{{cite news |title=Former Coach Dies. Col. Brumage Was Coach at Ottawa, William Jewell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5277734/the_kansas_city_times/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |agency=Associated Press |date=March 12, 1963 |page=13 |access-date=May 15, 2016 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

=Football=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Ottawa Braves

| conf = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1904

| endyear = 1907

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1904

| name = Ottawa

| overall = 3–5

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1905

| name = Ottawa

| overall = 2–6–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1906

| name = Ottawa

| overall = 5–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1907

| name = Ottawa

| overall = 4–3

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Ottawa

| overall = 14–16–1

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = William Jewell Baptists

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1908

| endyear = 1909

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1908

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 4–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1909

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 7–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 11–4

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}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Nebraska State Normal

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1910

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1910

| name = Nebraska State Normal

| overall = 2–2–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Nebraska State Normal

| overall = 2–2–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = VMI Keydets

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1911

| endyear = 1912

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1911

| name = VMI

| overall = 7–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1912

| name = VMI

| overall = 6–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = VMI

| overall = 13–2

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Kentucky Wildcats

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1913

| endyear = 1914

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1913

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 6–2

| conference = 0–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1914

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 5–3

| conference = 1–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 11–5

| confrecord = 1–2

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 51–29–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

=Basketball=

{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = William Jewell Baptists

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1908

| endyear = 1910

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1908–09

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 6–7

| conference =

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| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1909–10

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 10–3

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = William Jewell

| overall = 16–10

| confrecord =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = VMI Keydets

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1911

| endyear = 1913

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1911–12

| name = VMI

| overall = 6–5

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1912–13

| name = VMI

| overall = 8–4

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = VMI

| overall = 14–9

| confrecord =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Kentucky Wildcats

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1913

| endyear = 1915

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1913–14

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 12–2

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1914–15

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 7–5

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Kentucky

| overall = 19–7

| confrecord =

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 49–26

| legend = no

}}

[http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf9/2560532.pdf?ATCLID=209295912&SPSID=43813&SPID=3897&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book]{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/all-time-results.html |title=Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball – All-time results |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523164533/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/all-time-results.html |archive-date=May 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}