Alexander Jerrems was a college football head coach for the University of Minnesota for the 1896 and 1897 seasons, leading the team to a 12-6 overall record including 1-5 in Big Ten conference play. Jerrems was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in Chicago, IL before he went off to Yale to play halfback and fullback. He was the only Minnesota coach in the 1890s to coach for more than one season. He had a good overall record but only won one of the six Big Ten games he coached in.
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