Thomas Peebles (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Peebles (American football)

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1857

Place of Birth: Letterkenny, Ireland

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1938

Profession: athlete

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thomas Peebles (March 18, 1857 – March 10, 1938) was the father of American cheerleading and the first American football coach at the University of Minnesota, in 1883.
Peebles coached the team in three games in that early season.
They lost two and won one.Peebles was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States when was 13.
He graduated from Princeton University in 1882 and move to Minneapolis, Minnesota the following year.
There he taught philosophy at the University of Minnesota for five years.
He was later president of a construction firm.
Peebles died on March 10, 1938, at his home in Minneapolis.