Frank Seiler Butterworth Sr. (September 21, 1870 – August 21, 1950)[1] was an American football player and coach. Butterworth attended Yale University, where he was a fullback on Yale's football teams and a member of the Skull and Bones society.[1] He was famously enucleated by Bert Waters during "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park". He was selected as an All-American in 1893 and 1894. Butterworth was also a track star and boxer at Yale.[2] After his college career was over, Butterworth coached football at the University of California, Berkeley (1895–1896) and Yale (1897–1898).[3] The 1897 Yale football team coached by Butterworth went undefeated with two ties, against Army and Harvard.[2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Warren County, Ohio, U.S. | September 21, 1870
Died | August 22, 1950 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 79)
Playing career | |
1892–1894 | Yale |
Position(s) | Fullback, halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895–1896 | California |
1897–1898 | Yale |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 27–5–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 national (1897) | |
Awards | |
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Butterworth worked for the bankers Bertron & Storrs, was a senior partner with real estate brokers F. S. Butterworth & Company, and was president of the New Haven Hotel Company. He served as a Connecticut State Senator from 1907 to 1909 and was a Second Lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I.[1] Butterworth died in his sleep at age 79 in Connecticut.
Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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California Golden Bears (Independent) (1895–1896) | |||||||||
1895 | California | 3–1–1 | |||||||
1896 | California | 6–2–2 | |||||||
California: | 9–3–3 | ||||||||
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1897–1898) | |||||||||
1897 | Yale | 9–0–2 | |||||||
1898 | Yale | 9–2 | |||||||
Yale: | 18–2–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 27–5–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Obituary Record Of Graduates Of The Undergraduate Schools Deceased During The Year 1950-1951" (PDF). Yale University. January 1, 1952. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "Frank Butterworth Dies In His Sleep". Charleston Gazette. August 22, 1950.
- ^ "Frank S. Butterworth Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
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