Eber Simpson

{{Short description|American athlete, coach, and physician (1895–1964)}}

{{About|the American athlete and physician born in 1895|his father, the American politician|Eber Simpson (politician)}}

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| name = Eber Simpson

| image = Eber Edward Simpson.png

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|7|24}}

| birth_place = Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|12|19|1895|7|24}}

| death_place = Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.

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| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1915–1917

| player_team2 = Wisconsin

| player_years3 = 1918

| player_team3 = Washington University

| player_years4 = 1923

| player_team4 = St. Louis All-Stars

| player_sport5 = Basketball

| player_years6 = 1917–1918

| player_team6 = Wisconsin

| player_sport7 = Basketball

| player_years8 = ?–1918

| player_team8 = Wisconsin

| player_positions = Quarterback (football)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1919

| coach_team2 = Washington University (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1922–1925

| coach_team3 = East St. Louis HS (IL)

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Eber Edward Simpson (July 24, 1895 – December 19, 1964) was an American football, basketball and baseball player, football coach, and physician. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he starred in football, basketball, and baseball. He also played college football at Washington University in St. Louis, from which he earned a medical degree.

Simpson played football professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis All-Stars in 1923. He practiced medicine in St. Louis for 35 years before retiring in 1955.

Biography

Simpson was born on July 24, 1895, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In 1919, he was appointed assistant football coach at Washington University in St. Louis under head football coach Dick Rutherford.{{cite news |author= |title=Two Coaches For Pikers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93252335/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=August 30, 1919 |page=3 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He coached football at East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois, from 1922 to 1925.

Simpson died at his home in Oshkosh on December 19, 1964.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41807657/eber_simpson_obit/ |title=Eber Simpson, 69, Ex-UW Star, Dies |work=Wisconsin State Journal |location=Oshkosh |page=19 |date=December 21, 1964 |access-date=January 15, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author= |title=Dr. Eber E. Simpson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93252366/the-oshkosh-northwestern/ |newspaper=Oshkosh Daily Northwestern |location=Oshkosh, Wisconsin |date=December 21, 1964 |page=2 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Funeral in Wisconsin For Dr. Eber Simpson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93252335/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=December 21, 1964 |page=19 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}