Allen Jeardeau
Allen Wilson Jeardeau (April 1, 1866 – April 10, 1900) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the Platteville Normal School—now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville—in 1895 and 1898 and at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1896 to 1897. In 1896, his first season with the LSU Tigers, Jeardeau led the team to a 6–0 record and a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. He was also the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team in 1898. Jeardeau was a graduate of the Platteville Normal School and a student at Harvard University. He died of pneumonia on April 10, 1900, at his home near Platteville, Wisconsin. Head coaching record Football Baseball References 1866 births 1900 deaths LSU Tigers football coaches LSU Tigers baseball coaches Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers football coaches Harvard University alumni University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni People from Platteville, Wisconsin Coaches of American football from Wisconsin Baseball coaches from Wisconsin Deaths from pneumonia in Wisconsin