William F. Garcelon
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1868 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1949 (aged 80) Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1889 | Bates |
| 1893–1894 | Boston Athletic Association |
| Track and field | |
| 1893–1894 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1894–1895 | Bates |
| Track | |
| 1898–1902 | Bowdoin |
| 1904 | Harvard |
William Frye Garcelon Jr. (October 24, 1868 – July 4, 1949) was an American politician, lawyers, college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bates College from 1894 to 1895.[1] Garcelon was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1907 and 1908.
Garcelon was born October 24, 1868, in Lewiston, Maine. He attended Bates College, where he played football and baseball and was a member of the track team. In 1893 and 1894, he played football at left halfback for the Boston Athletic Association (BAA).[2] He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1895. Garcelon coached track at Harvard in 1904 was the graduate manager of the Harvard Athletic Association from 1908 to 1913.[3] Around the same time, he was an athletics instructor at Roxbury Latin School in Boston and coached the track team at Portland High School in Portland, Maine. In 1933, Garcelon was elected president of the Boston Garden and became the head of the BAA in 1934. He died on July 4, 1949, at his home in Beverly, Massachusetts.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "What Appointment Of W. F. Garcelon Means". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. February 11, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "William F. Garcelon Ill". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 10, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "William F. Garcelon". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 5, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1868 births
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- 19th-century players of American football
- American football halfbacks
- Bates Bobcats baseball players
- Bates Bobcats football coaches
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- Presidents of the Boston Athletic Association
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- Harvard Crimson men's track and field athletes
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- High school track and field coaches in the United States
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Sportspeople from Lewiston, Maine
- Coaches of American football from Maine
- Players of American football from Maine
- Baseball players from Androscoggin County, Maine
- Track and field athletes from Maine