Frank_W._Durkee

Frank W. Durkee

Frank W. Durkee

American football player/coach and professor

Frank Williams Durkee (October 5, 1861 – May 21, 1939) was an American football player and coach and a college faculty member. He served as a player-coach at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1887, compiling a record of 4–6.[1] He was also a team captain on the school's baseball team in 1888.[2]

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Durkee later worked as a chemistry professor at Tufts.[3] He died of a heart attack on May 21, 1939, at his home in Medford.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Durkee". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Baseball Records". Tufts Jumbos. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Dr. Frank W. Durkee, January 12, 1929". Tufts University. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Prof. Frank W. Durkee". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 22, 1939. p. 17. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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