Frank W. Durkee
American football player/coach and professor
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| Intro | American football player/coach and professor | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Chemist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 1861 | |
| Death | 21 May 1939 (aged 78 years) |
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Biography
Frank Williams Durkee (October 5, 1861 – May 21, 1939) was an American football player and coach and a college faculty member. He served as a player-coach at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts in 1887, compiling a record of 3–6. He was also a team captain on the school's baseball team in 1888.
Durkee later worked as a chemistry professor at Tufts. He died of a heart attack on May 21, 1939, at his home in Medford.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Jumbos (Independent) | |||||||||
| 1887 | Tufts | 3–6 | |||||||
| Tufts: | 3–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–6 | ||||||||