Richard Fairfax Hamill (September 9, 1894 – December 7, 1975) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1920–1921) and head basketball coach (1918–1923) at his alma mater, Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1894 Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1975 (aged 71) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Davis & Elkins (1916) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Glenville State |
| 1920–1921 | Davis & Elkins |
| 1922–1923 | Fairmont State |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Glenville State |
| 1918–1923 | Davis & Elkins |
He also served as the head football coach (1919) and head men's basketball coach (1916–1917) at Glenville State College,[3] as well as serving as the head football coach at Fairmont State College from 1922 to 1923.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Catalogue". Davis and Elkins College. 1920. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Coaching Records". Davis & Elkins Senators men's basketball. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "GSC All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Glenville State Pioneers basketball. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Richard Fairfax Hamill". The Glenville Democrat. December 12, 1975. Retrieved April 24, 2019.