Ernest T. Attwell

Ernest Ten Eyck Attwell (March 2, 1877 – August 6, 1949) was the third head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for 11 seasons, from 1902 until 1912. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 31–17–4. He was born in New York in 1877. In addition to his coaching career, he served as business manager at Tuskegee University as an associate of Booker T. Washington. He also was director of the minority group at the National Recreational Association, the predecessor of the current National Recreation and Park Association.

He was married to Drusilla Nixon, a community activist and music educator. However, the couple were formally divorced in 1935 after a period of separation.

Attwell died of an apparent heart attack at Grand Central Terminal in August 1949.