Sport(s) Football Name Raymond Starbuck | ||
Died August 16, 1965, Rochester, New York, United States | ||
Raymond D. Starbuck (c. 1878 – August 16, 1965) was an American football player and coach and railroad executive.
Born in Fort Ann, New York, and raised in Glen Falls, New York, Starbuck attended Cornell University. He played fullback on the Cornell Big Red football team in 1899 and 1900. He was captain of the football team in 1899 and 1900 and was selected as an consensus All-American in 1900. In 1899, he led the Cornell team to its first victory over Princeton in the history of the rivalry. He served as the head coach of Cornell's football team in 1901 and 1902, compiling a record of 19–4. He worked for the New York Central Railroad from 1902 to 1949, eventually becoming an executive vice president and director. He retired in 1949 and died in 1965 at age 87 in Rochester, New York.