Victor M. Place

Who was Victor M. Place?

Victor Morton Place was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He played college football at Dartmouth College from 1900 to 1902, serving at the team captain in 1902. He served as the head football coach at the University of Washington from 1906 to 1907 and at the University of Notre Dame in 1908, compiling a career record of 16–6–6. His single loss as Notre Dame's head coach was at an away game against the Michigan Wolverines, a significant football rival since 1887.

The following is a description of the 1909 Notre Dame team from Michael Steele's The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia:

"Victor Place [Notre Dame's coach in 1908] was replaced by Frank Longman, a former fullback for Yost from 1903 to 1905. He had coached at Arkansas and Wooster; at Wooster he had beaten Ohio State, the first time in 18 tries for the small school. In picking Longman, Notre Dame signalled [sic] the end of the domination of eastern personnel and methods."

Place died at Brookings, Oregon in a logging accident in 1923.