Frank Nicholas Wolf (February 22, 1897 – April 3, 1949) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1941, compiling a record of 65–63–10.[1][2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1897-02-22)February 22, 1897 McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
Died | April 3, 1949(1949-04-03) (aged 52) Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1921–1922 | Waynesburg |
1923–1927 | Williamson HS (WV) |
1928–1941 | Waynesburg |
Basketball | |
1921–1923 | Waynesburg |
1928–1943 | Waynesburg |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 65–63–10 (college football) 207–141 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football Tri-State (1932) | |
Wolf was born on February 22, 1897 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1921. At Penn State, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.[3]
Wolf was also the head basketball coach at Waynesburg from 1921 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1943, tallying a mark of 207–141. 1939, Wolf coached Waynesburg against Fordham in the first football game ever televised.[4]
Wolf died on April 3, 1949 of a cerebral hemorrhage, at his home in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
1921 | Waynesburg | 3–1 | |||||||
1922 | Waynesburg | 6–4 | |||||||
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (Tri-State Conference) (1928–1933) | |||||||||
1928 | Waynesburg | 0–6–2 | 0–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
1929 | Waynesburg | 5–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1930 | Waynesburg | 2–7 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1931 | Waynesburg | 3–3–2 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1932 | Waynesburg | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1933 | Waynesburg | 2–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1934–1941) | |||||||||
1934 | Waynesburg | 5–4 | |||||||
1935 | Waynesburg | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1936 | Waynesburg | 4–5 | |||||||
1937 | Waynesburg | 5–3–2 | |||||||
1938 | Waynesburg | 4–5 | |||||||
1939 | Waynesburg | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1940 | Waynesburg | 4–3–1 | |||||||
1941 | Waynesburg | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Waynesburg: | 65–63–10 | 9–10–1 | |||||||
Total: | 65–63–10 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets head football coaches | |
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