Frederick G. Dale (January 3, 1896 – Marcy 21, 1967) was an American football player and coach and a geography professor.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1896 |
| Died | March 21, 1967 (aged 71) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| 1916–1917 | Nebraska |
| 1919–1920 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1927 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1927 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| 1944–1945 | Wayne State (NE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–34–2 (football) 49–39 (basketball) |
Playing career edit
After spending two years at Wayne State College, he continued his college football career at the University of Nebraska. A bruising fullback, he was noted to have beat Rutgers so soundly in a 1920 game at the Polo Grounds, a sports reporter commented, "Not five Rutgers men could stop him."[1]
Coaching career edit
He served as the head football coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1921 to 1927.[2] He also served as the school's head men's basketball coach from 1921 to 1927 and 1944 to 1945.[3]
Academic career edit
Dale was a geography professor at Wayne State. The school's on-campus planetarium is named in his honor.[4]
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Normal Wildcats (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1921–1927) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Wayne Normal | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Wayne Normal | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1923 | Wayne Normal | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–8th | |||||
| 1924 | Wayne Normal | 1–6–1 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1925 | Wayne Normal | 4–4 | 3–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1926 | Wayne Normal | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1927 | Wayne Normal | 1–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–10th | |||||
| Wayne Normal: | 17–34–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–34–2 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Fred G. Dale". Wayne State Wildcats. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State Wildcats. 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State Wildcats. 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Von Kampen, Todd (September 4, 2016). "His skywatching legacy lives on at Wayne State; Planetarium bears name of beloved geography professor". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2020.