| Ralph W. Sherwin | |
| File:Ralph Waldo Sherwin, Left Tackle, Dartmouth 1911.jpg Sherwin at Dartmouth in 1908 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1888 Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 17, 1963 (aged 75) Dover, New Hampshire |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Left tackle |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–2–2 |
Ralph Waldo Sherwin (January 31, 1888 – May 17, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Dartmouth College, playing left tackle.[1] He served as the 14th head coach at the University of Kansas for a single season in 1911, compiling a record of 4–2–2.[2] Sherwin was the head coach of the visiting team in the first American football homecoming game.[3] He died on May 17, 1963, following a short illness, at his home in Dover, New Hampshire.[4]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Kansas | 4–2–2 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Kansas: | 4–2–2 | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "The Dartmouht Players". The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College) XXX (15): 178–179. 1908.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120929211336/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/coaching_records.php. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records: Game-by-game (Ralph Sherwin, 1911)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2134&year=1911. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Ralph Sherwin". Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire): p. 2. May 18, 1963. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24961160/nashua_telegraph/.
External links[]
| |||||
 |
This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1910s is a stub. You can help The American Football Database by expanding it. |