Arthur Henry "Buck" Whittemore (March 12, 1878 – August 24, 1938) was a minor league baseball player[1] and American football and basketball player and coach. After playing college football at Brown University (1897, 1899–1900)[2] and the University of Colorado (1898),[3] he served as the head football coach at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont in 1901.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1878 Alna, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1938 (aged 60) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1897 | Brown |
| 1898 | Colorado |
| 1899–1900 | Brown |
| Baseball | |
| 1900–1901 | Malone (NY) |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1901 | Middlebury |
| 1902–1909 | South Dakota |
| 1920–1921 | South Dakota |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1910 | South Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–23–7 (football) 15–4 (basketball) |
He then served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota from 1902 to 1909 and 1920 to 1921.[5]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Middlebury | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Middlebury: | 6–2–1 | ||||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1902–1909) | |||||||||
| 1902 | South Dakota | 9–0 | |||||||
| 1903 | South Dakota | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1904 | South Dakota | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| 1905 | South Dakota | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| 1906 | South Dakota | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1907 | South Dakota | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | South Dakota | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | South Dakota | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | South Dakota | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | South Dakota | 2–5 | |||||||
| South Dakota: | 37–21–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 43–23–7 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Arthur Arthur H." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Brown Football Media Guide" (PDF). Brown University. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado Football Media Guide". cubuffs.com. 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Foot Ball". The Undergraduate. XXVII (1). Middlebury College: 7. November 11, 1901. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "A. H. "Buck" Whittemore". goyotes.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
External links
edit- University of South Dakota Hall of Fame profile
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Arthur H. Whittemore at Find a Grave