Madison G. Gonterman
Encyclopedia
Madison Gillham Gonterman (February 8, 1871 – September 30, 1941) was an American football
player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University for two seasons from 1896 to 1897, compiling a record of 11–5–1. Gonterman later acted as counsel in Massachusetts
for the United States Railroad Administration
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University for two seasons from 1896 to 1897, compiling a record of 11–5–1. Gonterman later acted as counsel in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
for the United States Railroad Administration
United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency.- Background :On April 6, 1917, the...
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