 Sherwin at Dartmouth in 1908 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1888 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1963 (aged 75) Dover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1911 | Dartmouth |
| Position(s) | Left tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–2–2 |
Ralph Waldo Sherwin (January 31, 1888 – May 17, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Dartmouth College, playing left tackle.[1] He served as the 14th head coach at the University of Kansas for a single season in 1911, compiling a record of 4–2–2.[2] Sherwin was the head coach of the visiting team in the first American football homecoming game.[3] He died on May 17, 1963, following a short illness, at his home in Dover, New Hampshire.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Kansas | 4–2–2 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Kansas: | 4–2–2 | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Dartmouht Players". The Dartmouth. Vol. XXX, no. 15. Dartmouth College. 1908. pp. 178–179.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records: Game-by-game (Ralph Sherwin, 1911)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Ralph Sherwin". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. May 18, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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