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American wrestling coach (1883–1964)

James G. Arbuthnot
James Arbuthnot, sitting on a sod roller. He's dressed in rough trousers, and coat over a white shirt and vest. His dog is laying across his lap, hind legs on Arbuthnot's right leg. The dog is white save for a dark patch around its right eye.Arbuthnot sitting on a large roller, holding his dog, circa 1910.
Biographical details
Born(1883-12-31)December 31, 1883
Hubbell, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 1964(1964-12-02) (aged 80)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1911–1917Oregon Agricultural
1920Oregon Agricultural
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1906–1918Oregon Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall10–3–3 (dual meet)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Northwest (1913, 1915–1917)
1 PCC (1920)
This black and white image is of James Arbuthnot and his 1911 Oregon Agricultural College wrestling team, and his dog. There are six shirtless men, all with arms crossed, lined up in front of a bush, with a three-story building in the background. Coach Arbuthnot, dressed in a suit, stands at the far right. His dog sits on its hind legs, front paws in the air in the begging position facing towards the coach. The dog is white save for a dark patch around its right eye.
1911 OAC wrestling team, Coach Arbuthnot, and his dog

James G. Arbuthnot (December 31, 1883 – December 2, 1964) was an American collegiate wrestling coach, athletics administrator, and physical edication professor. He was the head wrestling coach at Oregon Agricultural College—now known as Oregon State University–from 1911 to 1917 and in 1920. In eight seasons at Oregon Agricultural, he compiled a 10–3–3 dual meet record and won five conference championships. Arbuthnot was also the athletic director at Oregon Agricultural from 1906 to 1918.

Arbuthnot was born on December 31, 1883, in Hubbell, Nebraska, where he received his early education. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington. He also did postgraduate work in physical education at Harvard University and Columbia University.

Arbuthnot was a phsyical director for the YMCA in Aberdeen, Washington and a class leader for the YMCA in Portland, Oregon. In 1909, he was appointed assistant phsyical director for Portland's YMCA.

Arbuthnot was also a professor of physical edication at Oregon State. He died on December 2, 1964, at the Roseville Hospital in Roseville, California.

References

  1. "Oregon State Wrestling History & Records" (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. "Descendants of Samuel Arbuthnot's son, James Gibson Arbuthnot". kittybrewster.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "James G. Arbuthnot". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. December 4, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved October 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Y. M. C. A. Gets New Aid". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 3, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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