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Alfred W. Place

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Alfred W. Place
Biographical details
Born(1877-05-08)May 8, 1877
Rudolph, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 1955(1955-09-19) (aged 78)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1899–1900Chicago
Position(s)End, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1903Buchtel
Head coaching record
Overall0–2

Alfred William Place (May 8, 1877 – September 19, 1955) was an American college football player and coach, minister, and missionary. He was the sixth head football coach at Buchtel College—now known as the University of Akron—helming the team for one season in 1903 and compiling a record of 0–2. Place played football as a halfback at the University of Chicago. He was a missionary in Japan from 1907 to 1913. Place died on September 19, 1955, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, from injuries he sustained while blasting tree stumps on his farm near Mooresville, Indiana.[1]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Buchtel (Independent) (1903)
1903 Buchtel 0–2
Buchtel: 0–2
Total: 0–2

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Missionary Killed". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 20, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved June 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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