Ferdinand_H._Duncan

Ferdinand H. Duncan

Ferdinand H. Duncan

American football player (1896–1976)

Ferdinand Henry "Ferd" "Dunc" Duncan (June 7, 1896 – September 8, 1976) was an American college football player. He was later a traveling salesman.[1]

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Duncan played football at the University of South Dakota, where he was captain of the 1916 team.[2] He was a prominent end for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.[3][4] Coach William G. Kline brought in players from "the University of Oklahoma and the western states" such as Duncan and Ark Newton upon his arrival.[2] He scored all of Florida's points in one of the programs first big victories, over Alabama in 1921.[5] Coach Stegeman of Georgia wrote in Spalding's Football Guide that year "Florida, for the first time, had a strong team."[6]

Duncan was then captain of the 1922 Florida team, ranked by Spalding's Football Guide as the best forward passing team in the country.[7] It was also the first Florida team to play Harvard.[8] In that game, "Robinson and Duncan stood out all afternoon."[9] He scored all of the points in the win over Oglethorpe.[10] An all-time Florida team selected by George Trevor in 1935 puts Duncan at first team end, opposite Dale Van Sickel.[11] Duncan was also a forward on the basketball team.

References

  1. [1]
    Pete Norton (March 24, 1933). "Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
  2. [2]
    "Typescript of a 'History of the University of Florida' by Klein Graham". ufdc.ufl.edu.
  3. [3]
    Frank S. Wright (August 17, 1935). "Five Sets of Ends To Bid For Two Varsity Wing Positions On Florida Team This Year". Evening Independent.
  4. [4]
    Florida, University of (August 7, 2018). "University Record of the University of Florida: Undergraduate catalog" – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    "Alabama is Loser 9-2". Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved August 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    Spalding's Football Guide. 1922. p. 89.
  7. [7]
    Newton, Virgil M. (September 19, 1923). "'Ark' Newton Ready To Go". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. [8]
    "Gators Start For Harvard". The Evening Independent. November 1, 1922.
  9. [9]
    "Harvard Subs Find Florida Team Easy". The New York Times. November 5, 1922. p. 26. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. [10]
    Paul Warwick (November 26, 1922). "Oglethorpe Is Defeated by Florida Gator, 12-0; Duncan Proves Big Star". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. [11]
    "Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Florida vs. Tulane :: Tulane University Football Programs". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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