Emmett O. King
King pictured in The Prism 1906, Maine yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1875 Huntington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1934 (aged 59) Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1895–1897 | Indiana |
| 1902 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Center, right guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Bluffton HS (IN) |
| 1903 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1904 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4 |
Emmett Orlando "Fat" King (October 8, 1875 – October 20, 1934) was an American college football player and coach.
King played guard for the Indiana Hoosiers football team and was team captain during his final three seasons. In 1900, he was the head football coach at Bluffton High School in Bluffton, Indiana. He entered Harvard Law School in 1901 and played center for the 1902 Harvard Crimson football team until he was declared ineligible. He returned to Indiana in 1903 as an assistant coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1904 and compiled a 5–4 record. King later worked as a lawyer in Indiana until his death from a heart attack in 1934.