Carl Forkum
 Forkum pictured in La Vie 1905, Penn State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1882 Clarion, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 19, 1934 (aged 51) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Penn State (1905)[1] Washington & Jefferson[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1906 | West Virginia |
| Baseball | |
| 1906–1908 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–6 (football) 59–27–1 (baseball) |
Carl Schurz Forkum was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the 11th head football coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers located in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1905 until 1906.[3] His coaching record at West Virginia was 13 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 15th at West Virginia in total wins and seventh at West Virginia in winning percentage (.684).[4]
Forkum died in 1934 of "complications of diseases" after a month in a hospital.[5] At the time of his death he worked for a steel company and served on the local school board.[6] He was buried in Franklin Cemetery in Franklin, Pennsylvania.[7]
References
- ^ Walsh, C.; Whittle, G.; Intercollegiate Football, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.). (1934). Intercollegiate football: a complete pictorial and statistical review from 1869 to 1934. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., for Intercollegiate Football, Inc. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ^ College Football Reference West Virginia Football Records
- ^ West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records
- ^ "Deaths of the Day", New Castle News, Monday, March 19, 1934, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
- ^ "Donora Mill Official Called by Death", Monessen Daily Independent, The, Monday, March 19, 1934, Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
- ^ "Carl Schurz Forkum (1882 - 1934) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
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