Jacob K. Shell
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | February 14, 1862
Died |
December 10, 1940 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged
Playing career | |
1878 | Penn |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1888–1898 | Swarthmore |
1899–1901 | Illinois (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1898–1901 | Illinois |
Jacob Kinzer Shell (February 14, 1862 — December 10, 1940) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Swarthmore College form 1888 to 1898.[1] Shell was the athletic director at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1888 to 1901.[2] He was also a founder of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Shell died on December 10, 1940, in Philadelphia.[3]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Whitman announced as new Illini athletics director". Herald & Review. February 18, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Dr. Jacob K. Shell, AAU Founder, Dies". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. United Press. December 11, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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