Frederick E. Jennings
Jennings as Dartmouth coach in 1900
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | Everett, Massachusetts |
September 23, 1877
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Palmer, Massachusetts |
Playing career | |
1898–1899 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1900 | Dartmouth |
1908–1909 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
1912 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–4–2 |
Statistics |
Frederick Everett Jennings (September 23, 1877 – May 24, 1953) was an American lawyer, banker, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Dartmouth College in 1900 and amassed a record of 2–4–2.[1]
Jennings was born on September 23, 1877 in native of Everett, Massachusetts.[2] He attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1900.[3] While at Dartmouth, Jennings played football as a halfback and earned a varsity letter in 1898.[4] As of 2010, Jennings still holds the school record for most touchdowns in a game, which he set in 1898 when he scored seven against Amherst in a 64–6 rout.[5] Charles E. Patterson in Leslie's Weekly named Jennings to his All-American second team in 1899.[6]
Jennings returned to coach his alma mater in 1900, which he did for one season, and amassed a 2–4–2 record.[1] After Dartmouth, Jennings attended and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903.[3]
Jennings returned to Dartmouth to serve as an assistant football coach in 1908 and 1909.[7] In 1912, he was an assistant under Frank Cavanaugh.[8]
Jennings held professional careers as a lawyer and banker.[9] By 1934, he was serving as president of the Everett Bank and Trust Company and as elected director of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company.[10] Jennings died on May 24, 1953 at Palmer Memorial Hospital in Palmer, Massachusetts.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 All-Time Coaching Records by Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frederick E. Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor, May 25, 1953.
- ↑ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 116, Dartmouth College, 2009.
- ↑ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 124.
- ↑ All-America Addendum -- Part 2 (PDF), p. 5, College Football Historical Society Newsletter, November 2008.
- ↑ The Dartmouth, Volume XXX, p. 174, December 22, 1908.
- ↑ More Coaches for Dartmouth, The New York Times, November 4, 1912.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 FREDERICK E. JENNINGS, The New York Times, May 25, 1953.
- ↑ FINANCIAL NOTES, The New York Times, April 13, 1934.
- Sportspeople from Everett, Massachusetts
- Dartmouth Big Green football players
- American football halfbacks
- Dartmouth Big Green football coaches
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Massachusetts lawyers
- American bankers
- 1953 deaths
- Year of birth uncertain
- 1877 births
- People from Palmer, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Massachusetts