Arnold L. Kirkpatrick (December 23, 1886 – April 5, 1953) was and American football player and coach. He was the second head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for seven seasons, from 1917 to 1923, and compiling a record of 32–17–4.[1] Kirkpatrick played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, as a halfback and quarterback. He later worked as a lawyer in Brownwood, Texas. He died in at a hospital in Brownwood, on April 5, 1953, after suffering a heart attack.[2]

Arnold L. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick pictured in The Lasso 1922, Howard Payne yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1886-12-23)December 23, 1886
Coleman County, Texas
DiedApril 5, 1953(1953-04-05) (aged 66)
Brownwood, Texas
Alma materDaniel Baker College
Playing career
1909–1911Texas
Position(s)Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1915Daniel Baker (assistant)
1917–1923Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall32–17–4

Head coaching record edit

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1923)
1917 Howard Payne 5–2
1918 Howard Payne 1–0–1
1919 Howard Payne 6–3
1920 Howard Payne 5–4
1921 Howard Payne 5–3 4–1 2nd
1922 Howard Payne 6–2–1 4–2–1 5th
1923 Howard Payne 4–3–2 3–1–2 2nd
Howard Payne: 32–17–4
Total: 32–17–4

References edit

  1. ^ Howard Payne University coaching records Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ex-UT Grid Star Dies In Brownwood". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. April 6, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .

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