Edmond H. Barmore

Edmond H. Barmore
Edmond H. Barmore
Born	February 5, 1860 Jeffersonville, Indiana
Died	November 26, 1931(1931-11-26) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Known for	Football player/Businessman

Edmond Herbert Barmore (February 5, 1860 – November 26, 1931) was an American football player and businessman. He played for the first college football team at the University of Michigan in 1879 and was the first Michigan Wolverines football player to play at the quarterback position. He later went into the business of building steamships in Jeffersonville, Indiana, from 1881 to 1886. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1886, where he founded and operated the Los Angeles Transfer Company for approximately 40 years.

Barmore was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River, in 1860. He was the son of Captain David S. Barmore (1832-1905) and Mary E. (Cash) Barmore. His father was one of the leading builders of steamboats used along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. He attended public schools in Indiana and Michigan.

Barmore enrolled in the Literary Department at the University of Michigan in October 1878. In the spring of 1879, a group of students formed the university's first college football team. Barmore played at the halfback position on the 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team and participated in the first Michigan football team, a victory over Racine College played at White Stockings Park in Chicago. The following year, he played for the undefeated 1880 Michigan Wolverines football team and was the first Michigan Wolverines player to hold the position of quarterback. While attending Michigan, Barmore was also Director of the Athletic Association and a prize winner in long-distance running. He was also a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity at Michigan. Barmore left Michigan in June 1881.