Henry Gunn Buckingham (April 12, 1887 – January 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in 1913, the University of Denver in 1914, and Santa Clara University from 1921 to 1922, compiling a career college football coaching record of 20–9–1.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 1887 |
| Died | January 11, 1951 (aged 63) |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1908 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Guard, end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1913 | Colorado Mines |
| 1914 | Denver |
| 1920 | Memphis (assistant) |
| 1921–1922 | Santa Clara |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–9–1 |
Buckingham was a graduate of Princeton University and was the brother of Nash Buckingham.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Colorado Mines | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 5–1 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Denver Ministers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Denver | 5–4 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
| Denver: | 5–4 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Santa Clara Missionites (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Santa Clara | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1922 | Santa Clara | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Santa Clara: | 10–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–9–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Princeton Alumni Weekly". Princeton University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Buckingham Quits At Santa Clara U". Oakland Tribune. December 28, 1922. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yearbook". University of Denver. Retrieved October 18, 2018.