Wilfred Arnold (June 24, 1871 – September 30, 1943) was an American college football coach and Illinois General Assembly member.[1] He served as the head football coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois for one season, in 1897, compiling a record of 4–4. He attended Harvard Law School from 1895 to 1896 before serving as a member of the Illinois General Assembly from 1903 to 1905.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1871 Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 1943 (aged 72) Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1890–1893 | Knox (IL) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1897 | Knox (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–4 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Old Siwash (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Knox | 4–4 | |||||||
| Knox: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ The Beta Theta Pi, Volume 24. Beta Theta Pi. 1896. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Annals of Knox County: Commemorating Centennial of Admission of Illinois as a State of the Union in 1818". Knox County Genealogical Society. 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2018.