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Seggar, John F. A.

 Person

Biographical History

John F. A. Seggar (born 1937) is a retired sociology professor and rugby coach in Utah.

John F. A. Seggar attended Brigham Young University (BYU) as a student, where he helped found the school's rugby team in 1962. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Kentucky before returning to BYU as a member of the sociology faculty in 1967. He also became head coach of the men's rugby team in 1967, serving in that role until 1987. Between 2000 and 2004 he coached the women's rugby team.

Seggar retired from the university in 2002.

Citation:
Condie, S. J. Feasibility of citizen construction of expedient fallout shelters, 1978 (a.e.) t.p. (John F. A. Seggar, Brigham Young University, Utah)

Celebrating women coaches, 2000: CIP t.p. (John F. Seggar) galley (Prof. of Sociology, Brigham Young Univ.)

Women's Cougar Rugby website, via WWW, Aug. 8, 2012 (co-founder of BYU Men's Rugy team in 1967; head coach on and off for 15 years; Women's Rugby Coach from 2000 to 2004)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Feb. 20, 2015 (John Seggar; founded BYU rugby team as a student, 1962; became coach in 1967 after graduation; retired as coach, 1987)

LinkedIn, via WWW, Feb. 20, 2015 (John Seggar; taught sociology at Brigham Young University, 1967-2002; coached men's and women's rugby teams; education at BYU and University of Kentucky)

Journal of broadcasting, Spring 1973: p. 201 (John F. Seggar; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1968)

Ancestry.com, Feb. 20, 2015 (Dr. John F. Seggar; b. July 20, 1937)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John F. A. Seggar rugby papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8076
Scope and Contents Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and other records regarding the rugby team at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1968 to 2003. Materials document both rugby team events and gatherings covered by articles in such newspapers as The Herald and The Daily Universe as well as personal photograph collections. Collected by John Seggar, co-founder and coach. Also contains photocopies of the included newspaper clippings, photocopied by the Harold B. Lee Special Collections in...
Dates: 1968-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / John F. A. Seggar rugby papers

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