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American football player and basketball coach (1903–1993)

Wilbur Eaton
Biographical details
Born	(1903-02-02)February 2, 1903 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	August 10, 1993(1993-08-10) (aged 90) Colfax, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1924	Notre Dame

Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925	Notre Dame (freshmen)
1926–1930	Mount St. Charles
1931	Howard (AL) (backfield)
1933	St. Thomas (MN)
Basketball
1931–1932	Howard (AL)

Head coaching record
Overall	6–20 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1924)

Wilbur Smyth Eaton (February 2, 1903 – August 10, 1993) was an American football player and college basketball coach. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1923 to 1924 alongside the famed Four Horsemen.

Eaton served as the head football coach at Mount St. Charles College—now known as Carroll College—in Helena, Montana from 1926 to 1930 and at the University of St. Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota in 1933. He was also the head basketball coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama during the 1931–32 season.

References

"Wilbur Eaton". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"All-time Roster" (PDF). Notre Dame Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"St. Thomas Football". Anniston Star. September 10, 1931. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"Football Roots Run Deep Here for Alabama, Notre Dame". Palm Beach Daily News. January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

v t e Carroll Fighting Saints head football coaches
Walter Yund (1914–1915) Charles E. Fisher (1916–1917) No team (1918) Walter Yund (1919) Bill Fluhr (1920) Leo Ratchen (1921) Edward F. Cahill (1922) Claude Taugher (1923) Red Maher (1924) Hardy Risteen (1925) Wilbur Eaton (1926–1930) Bill Jones (1931–1932) No team (1933–1936) Chick Garner (1937–1938) Ed Simonich (1939–1941) No team (1942–1946) Russell Freel (1947–1948) John Gagliardi (1949–1952) Raymond Hunthausen (1953–1956) John Hunthausen (1957) Jim Deming (1958) John Hunthausen (1959–1961) Tom Kelly (1962–1970) Bob Petrino Sr. (1971–1998) Mike Van Diest (1999–2018) Troy Purcell (2019– )

v t e St. Thomas Tommies head football coaches
Michael A. Healy (1904) Eddie Rogers (1905–1908) Robert Saxton (1909–1910) John J. Ryan (1911–1912) Stephen G. O'Rourke (1913–1914) Earle T. Pickering (1915) Paul Loudon (1916) Robert Saxton # (1916) George Keogan (1917) Harold Hansen (1918) Bee Lawler (1919) Robert Hilger (1920) Joe Brandy (1921–1925) Robert Schmidt (1926–1927) Ronald Gibbs (1928) Joe Boland (1929–1932) Wilbur Eaton (1933) George Barsi (1934) Jack Sterrett (1935–1936) Nic Musty (1937–1940) Willie Walsh (1941–1942) No team (1943) Willie Walsh (1944) Ed Widseth (1945) Frank Deig (1946–1957) Nate Harlan (1958–1969) DuWayne Deitz (1970–1980) Mark Dienhart (1981–1986) Vic Wallace (1987–1992) Mal Scanlan (1993–1997) Don Roney (1998–2007) Glenn Caruso (2008–2019) No team (2020) Glenn Caruso (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Samford Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1901–1905) No team (1905–1916) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) R. F. Mitchell (1917–1918) Chester C. Dillon (1918–1920) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) George Yarbrough (1923–1924) Toby Stubbs (1924–1925) Chester C. Dillon (1925–1927) Eddie McLane (1927–1931) Wilbur Eaton (1931–1932) Eddie McLane (1932–1934) Billy Bancroft (1934–1938) Jim Stuart (1938–1942) Snitz Snider (1942–1943) No team (1943–1946) Donald Lance (1946–1947) Herman Roberson (1947–1950) Earl Gartman (1950–1955) Virgil Ledbetter (1955–1959) Walt Barnes (1959–1963) Virgil Ledbetter (1963–1965) John Edwards (1965–1968) Van Washer (1968–1972) Ron Harris (1972–1975) Fred Crowell (1975–1979) Cliff Wettig (1979–1981) Mike Hanks (1981–1984) Mel Hankinson (1984–1987) Ed McLean (1987–1991) John Brady (1991–1997) Jimmy Tillette (1997–2012) Bennie Seltzer (2012–2014) Scott Padgett (2014–2020) Bucky McMillan (2020– )

No coach (1901–1905)
No team (1905–1916)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
R. F. Mitchell (1917–1918)
Chester C. Dillon (1918–1920)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922)
No team (1922–1923)
George Yarbrough (1923–1924)
Toby Stubbs (1924–1925)
Chester C. Dillon (1925–1927)
Eddie McLane (1927–1931)
Wilbur Eaton (1931–1932)
Eddie McLane (1932–1934)
Billy Bancroft (1934–1938)
Jim Stuart (1938–1942)
Snitz Snider (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1946)
Donald Lance (1946–1947)
Herman Roberson (1947–1950)
Earl Gartman (1950–1955)
Virgil Ledbetter (1955–1959)
Walt Barnes (1959–1963)
Virgil Ledbetter (1963–1965)
John Edwards (1965–1968)
Van Washer (1968–1972)
Ron Harris (1972–1975)
Fred Crowell (1975–1979)
Cliff Wettig (1979–1981)
Mike Hanks (1981–1984)
Mel Hankinson (1984–1987)
Ed McLean (1987–1991)
John Brady (1991–1997)
Jimmy Tillette (1997–2012)
Bennie Seltzer (2012–2014)
Scott Padgett (2014–2020)
Bucky McMillan (2020– )

v t e 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—national champions
Four Horsemen: 5 Elmer Layden 16 Don Miller 18 Jim Crowley 32 Harry Stuhldreher Seven Mules: 4 Adam Walsh 64 Edgar Miller Joe Bach Chuck Collins Ed Hunsinger Noble Kizer John Weibel Other players: Joe Boland Clem Crowe Wilbur Eaton Vincent F. Harrington Tom Hearden Max Houser Head coach: Knute Rockne Assistant coaches: George Keogan Tom Lieb George Vergara