James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 â December 21, 1897) was an American football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3âÂÂ1âÂÂ1. Alward coached for the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College.
Alward attended Harvard University and was a member of the 1890 Harvard Crimson football team, which was later recognized as a national champion. He played amateur club football with Chicago's University Club in 1891 and the Chicago Athletic Association in 1892 and 1893, serving as team captain in 1893.
Alward died of typhoid fever, on December 21, 1897, at his home in Chicago.