James Owen Perrine

James Owen Perrine (February 26, 1886 – September 10, 1974) was an American physicist, college professor, developer of telephone technology, and coach of college football and college basketball.

James Owen Perrine
Biographical details
Born(1886-02-26)February 26, 1886
Bushnell, Illinois
DiedSeptember 10, 1974(1974-09-10) (aged 88)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Alma materIowa (BA, 1909 BA)
Cornell (PhD)
Playing career
Football
1908Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1910Iowa State Teachers
1917Iowa State Teachers
Basketball
1917–1918Iowa State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall3–7–1 (football)
5–5 (basketball)

Athletic career

Perrine was a 1909 graduate of the University of Iowa, where he lettered in football on the 1908 team.[1]

Coaching career

Perrine served as the head football coach at the University of Northern Iowa–then known as Iowa State Teachers College–in Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1910 and 1917.[2]

Academic and business career

Perrine earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa, a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate in physics from Cornell University. He was a professor at the University of Northern Iowa and also lectured on physics at Yale University and Montclair State University. From 1939 to 1951, he was an assistant vice president at AT&T, where he developed transatlantic telephone technology and the dial telephone.[3]

Family and death

Perrine was born on February 26, 1886, in Bushnell, Illinois to Peter and Elizabeth Rockefeller Perrine. He married Blanch Albright on October 1, 1910 in Burlington, Iowa. Perrine died on September 10, 1974, at the Western Home in Cedar Falls, Iowa.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Iowa State Teachers (Independent) (1910)
1910 Iowa State Teachers 1–4–1
Iowa State Teachers (Independent) (1917)
1917 Iowa State Teachers 2–3
Iowa State Teachers: 3–7–1
Total:3–7–1

References
  1. "Catalog and Circular". Iowa State Teachers College. 1908. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. "Football Media Gudie". Northern Iowa Panthers football. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. "Dr. Perrine, former UNI prof dies". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. September 11, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Dr. James Perrine". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. September 12, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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