Fenwick Watkins
American athlete and coach (1887–1943)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1887-12-27)December 27, 1887 Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1943(1943-08-08) (aged 55) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1907 | Vermont |
| Basketball | |
| 1905–1908 | Vermont |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1907 | Vermont |
| Position(s) | Forward, guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1914 | Fargo |
| 1916 | Fargo |
| 1919–1920 | Fargo |
| 1922–1925 | Concordia (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1910 | Fargo |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1910 | Fargo |
| 1922 | North Dakota Agricultural |
Fenwick Henri Watkins (December 27, 1887 – August 8, 1943) was an American athlete and coach. He attended the University of Vermont, where he starred in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a teammate on the baseball team of two future Major League Baseball players, Larry Gardner and Ray Collins. This trio and the rest of the 1908 Vermont team was one of the most talented in school history, winning a New England championship with a record of 15–9.
After graduating from Vermont, Watkins coached football, basketball, and baseball at Fargo College in Fargo, North Dakota, where he also led the athletic program.[1]
Watkins was born on December 27, 1887, in Burlington, Vermont. He died on August 8, 1943, in Fargo.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Cobbers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Concordia | 1–4 | 0–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1923 | Concordia | 2–3–1 | 1–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1924 | Concordia | 2–3–1 | 1–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1925 | Concordia | 2–2–1 | 1–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Concordia: | 7–12–3 | 3–8 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
- ^ Bond, Gregory (2008). Jim Crow at play: Race, manliness, and the color line in American sports, 1876--1916. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin - Madison. p. 464. ISBN 9781109043426.
- ^ "Fenwick Watkins Dies at Age 56; Was Star Negro Athlete at UVM". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. August 10, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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Fargo Hilltoppers head football coaches
- Unknown (1900–1901)
- Oscar Bandelin (1902)
- Fred Ewing (1903)
- John S. Grogan (1904–1908)
- Fenwick Watkins (1909–1914)
- Ivan Doseff (1915)
- Fenwick Watkins (1916)
- A. F. Holste (1917)
- Elmer C. Stauffer (1918)
- Fenwick Watkins (1919–1920)
- Emil Glaser (1921)
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