| H. L. Fairbanks | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1871 Farmington, Maine |
| Died | February 15, 1909 (aged 37) Bangor, Maine |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law (1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football), third baseman (baseball) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–1 |
Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks (September 21, 1871 – February 15, 1909) was an American minor league baseball player, lawyer and college football player and coach. He was a two-sport athlete at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, playing quarterback on the school's football team and serving as a team captain in 1893.[1] During his collegiate days, he also played baseball for the Bangor Millionaires.[2] After graduating, he served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi for one season, in 1895,, compiling a record of 2–1.[3]
Fairbanks died after suffering from tuberculosis in 1909. The Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks award at Bowdoin is named in his honor.[4]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Ole Miss | 2–1 | |||||||
| Ole Miss: | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–1 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Football History". Bowdoin Polar Bears football. https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/records/fbhistory.pdf.
- ↑ "Hiland Fairbanks". Baseball-Reference. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fairba001hil.
- ↑ "Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School". Bowdoin College. 1911. https://books.google.com/books?id=NevOAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ "Bowdoin College: Catalogue". Bowdoin College. 1905. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ka9IAQAAMAAJ.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- H. L. Fairbanks at Find a Grave
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