Frank Barbour
American football head coach
1870 – 1948
Who was Frank Barbour?
Francis Edward "Frank" Barbour was an American football player, coach, and businessman. He played quarterback for the Yale University football team in 1890 and 1891 and helped lead the 1891 Yale team to a perfect 13–0 record and a national championship. He was the head coach of the University of Michigan football team in 1892 and 1893, compiling an overall record of 14–8 in two years as head coach. Barbour later had a lengthy business career. After spending 17 years with the New York Central Railroad, he joined the Beech-Nut Packing Company in 1910 and established its chewing gum business. He remained with Beech-Nut for 38 years and served as chairman of the board from 1946 to 1948.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1870
Bangor - Education
- Yale University
- Died
- Feb 4, 1948
Canajoharie
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on July 23, 2013
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