Frank Louis Tinkham (May 12, 1884 – August 1, 1963) was an American college football and college basketball coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1884 New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1963 (aged 79) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Coe (1909) Princeton Theo. Sem. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1910 | Westminster (MO) |
| 1911 | Daniel Baker |
| 1913–1914 | Westminster (PA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1909–1910 | Westminster (MO) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1910–1911 | Westminster (MO) |
| 1911–1912 | Daniel Baker |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 (basketball) |
Biography
editTinkham was a native of Russell, Iowa, and graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1909.[1]
Tinkham served as the head football coach,[2] athletic director,[3] and head men's basketball coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, during the 1909–10 academic year.[4] He served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas in 1911 and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1914.[5][6]
Tinkham was later a school teacher in Los Angeles and live in Palmdale, California. He died on August 1, 1963, at a rest home in Lancaster, California.[7]
References
edit- ^ Catalogue of the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. at Princeton, N.J. Princeton Theological Seminary. 1913. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Catalogue". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "The Westminster Monthly, Volumes 38-39". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Westminster Blue Jays. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Bakers Signs Iowa Man As Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. July 20, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Titan Football History". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Frank L. Tinkham". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1963. p. 45. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
