Ernest E. Brett
Brett in 1930 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1895 Cohasset, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1948 (aged 53) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | International YMCA College (1919) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Westbrook Seminary |
| 1916–1917 | Springfield |
| Basketball | |
| 1914 | Westbrook Seminary |
| Baseball | |
| 1915 | Westbrook Seminary |
| Wrestling | |
| 1915–1917 | Springfield |
| Boxing | |
| 1915–1917 | Springfield |
| Positions | End, fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 1930 | Miami (FL) |
| Wrestling | |
| 1916–1917 | Springfield (SA) |
| 1926–1931 | Miami (FL) |
| Boxing | |
| 1926–1931 | Miami (FL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1918–1919 | Springfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4–1 (football) |
Ernest Emil Brett (né Bretschneider; March 25, 1895 – August 31, 1948) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Miami for one season, in 1930, compiling a record of 3–4–1.
Brett was born on March 25, 1895, under the last name Bretschneider, in Cohasset, Massachusetts, to Paul G. Bretschneider, a baker.[1] His family moved to Portland, Maine, where he grew up and eventually attended Westbrook Seminary.[1] With Westbrook, Brett played football, basketball, and baseball.[1] In fall 1915, he enrolled at the International YMCA College and quickly became a member of the football, wrestling, and boxing teams.[1] He also served as a student assistant for the wrestling team.[1] He coached wrestling and boxing at a Connecticut academy during his stint in college.[1]
During the summers, Brett worked as a lifeguard after passing the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps exams.[1] He signed on to become the "master guard" for Loon Pond, a resort in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was in charge of a group of lifeguards, including former Bates captain Spud Drew.[1]
Brett left the school from 1917 to 1918 as he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War I.[2] After his discharge, he returned to Springfield to finish his degree and served as the athletic director for the school.[3]
In March 1919, Brett officially changed his name from Bretschneider to Brett.[4] Shortly after, he graduated from Springfield.
Between 1920 and 1925, Brett worked as an assistant professor and in some capacity in athletics for Washington and Lee University.[5] In 1926, he moved to Miami and became an assistant coach for the inaugural Miami Hurricanes football team.[5] Alongside assisting the football team, he also coached the wrestling and boxing teams.[6] He served as an assistant until 1929, when he was promoted to head football coach.[6][7] In one season, he led the team to a 3–4–1 record.
After the 1930 season, Brett resigned and became a real estate agent, working for his own firm, Hundley & Brett.[8] In 1940, he was arrested and fined after drunk driving and crashing into a freight train.[9] He also worked for North Shore Bank before dying on August 31, 1948, in Miami.[10]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Hurricanes (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Miami | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | T–17th | |||||
| Miami: | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Portland Boy Good Wrestler". Evening Express. March 1, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "In Sports Spot Light". Evening Express. June 11, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Bretschneider Goes Back to Springfield". Evening Express. January 10, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ Long, Charles L. (March 31, 1919). "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hampden, ss". The Republican. p. 12. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ a b "Ernest Brett First Arrival At University". The Miami News. September 29, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ a b "Ernie Brett Named U. Of Miami Grid Coach". The Miami Herald. June 15, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Earnest Brett Is Miami U. Mentor". The Atlanta Journal. June 15, 1930. p. 25. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Firm Closes Sales Totaling $188,000". The Miami Herald. February 14, 1937. p. 61. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Driver Fined After Car, Train Crash". The Miami Herald. October 23, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Brett, Emil. Ernest". The Miami News. September 1, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ernest Brett". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 31, 2025.