Frank N. Wolf

Frank Nicholas Wolf
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born February 22, 1897
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Died April 3, 1949 (aged 52)
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1922 Waynesburg
1928–1941 Waynesburg
Basketball
1921–1923 Waynesburg
1928–1943 Waynesburg
Head coaching record
Overall 65–63–1 (football)
207–141 (basketball)

Frank Nicholas Wolf (February 22, 1897 – April 3, 1949) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1941,[1] compiling a record of 65–63–1,[2] and is one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure.[3]

Biography

He was born on February 22, 1897 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1921. At Penn State, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.[4]

Wolf was also the head basketball coach at Waynesburg from 1921 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1943, tallying a mark of 207–141. In 1939, Wolf coached Waynesburg against Fordham in the first football game ever televised.[5]

Wolf died on April 3, 1949 at the age of 52 of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Waynesburg's Baranik leaving for West Point". USA Today. June 26, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Waynesberg College Football Media Guide". Sidearm DMG. p. 79. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Shafer, Ian. "Waynesburg University (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Frank N. Wolf" (PDF). The New York Times. April 4, 1949. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Beachler, Eddie (October 3, 1939). "Tech, Pitt, Dukes in Good Condition for Next Test". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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