Frank A. Yocum
Frank Alvin Yocum (December 11, 1892 – June 29, 1970) was an American football player and coach.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1892 LeGrange, Ohio |
| Died | June 29, 1970 (aged 77) Shaker Heights, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Oberlin (1915) Western Reserve Dental School (1919) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1914 | Oberlin |
| 1916 | Cleveland Indians |
| Track | |
| 1913–1915 | Oberlin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | East (HS) (asst.) |
| 1916 | Western Reserve (frosh)[1] |
| 1917–1918 | Western Reserve |
| Cross Country | |
| 1923 | Western Reserve |
| Track | |
| 1924 | Western Reserve |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1928 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–7–1 (football) 26–19–0 (baseball) 3–0–0 (cross country) |
Yocum attended Oberlin High School graduating in 1910 and Oberlin College graduation 1915.[2]
Yocum played professional football as a halfback for the 1916 Cleveland Indians.[3]
Yocum coached the Western Reserve football team for two seasons from 1917–1918, while attending the Western Reserve Dental School.[4]
In 1990, twenty years after his death, Yocum was inducted into the Case Western Reserve Spartans sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Western Reserve | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | ||||||
| 1918 | Western Reserve | 5–2 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Western Reserve: | 8–7–1 | 8–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–7–1 | ||||||||
References
- "The Reserve Weekly 11 October 1916 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
- The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin, Ohio, August 1970, p. 46.
- http://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/yocu00200.html
- "Frank A. Yocum". case.edu.
- "Hall of Fame Members". Case Western Reserve.
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