Frank Dole

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Frank Dole
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1859-12-25)December 25, 1859 Portland, Maine
Died	May 22, 1939(1939-05-22) (aged 79) Metuchen, New Jersey
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1885–1887	Penn
Head coaching record
Overall	23–20–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Frank Fessenden Dole (December 25, 1859 – May 22, 1939) was an American football coach, dog breeder, and journalist. He was the first head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania, serving from 1885 to 1887, and leading the Penn Quakers to a record of 23–20–1 in three seasons.

Dole was born on December 25, 1859 in Portland, Maine. As a dog breeder, he specialized in Bull Terriers. Dole joined the New York Herald Tribune in 1912 as a writer, and remained on the newspaper's staff until 1938, when he retired as kennel editor. He died on May 22, 1939 at his home in Metuchen, New Jersey.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1885–1887)
1885	Penn	8–6
1886	Penn	9–7–1
1887	Penn	6–7
Penn:		23–20–1
Total:		23–20–1

References

↑ "FRANK F. DOLE, 79, DOG FANCIER, DIES; After Writing for Quarter of Century, Retired as Kennel Editor of Herald Tribune OFTEN JUDGE IN CONTESTS His Dogs Won 5,000 Prizes—While Athletic Trainer Taught President Taft Wrestling". The New York Times. May 23, 1939. Retrieved August 29, 2012.

External links

Frank Dole at the College Football Data Warehouse

Penn Quakers head football coaches

No coach (1876)
No team (1877)
No coach (1878–1884)
Frank Dole (1885–1887)
Woody Wagenhorst (1888–1891)
George W. Woodruff (1892–1901)
Carl S. Williams (1902–1907)
Sol Metzger (1908)
Andy Smith (1909–1912)
George H. Brooke (1913–1915)
Bob Folwell (1916–1919)
John Heisman (1920–1922)
Lou Young (1923–1929)
Lud Wray (1930)
Harvey Harman (1931–1937)
George Munger (1938–1952)
Steve Sebo (1954–1959)
John Stiegman (1960–1964)
Bob Odell (1965–1970)
Harry Gamble (1971–1980)
Jerry Berndt (1981–1985)
Ed Zubrow (1986–1988)
Gary Steele (1989–1991)
Al Bagnoli (1992–)

Persondata
Name	Dole, Frank
Alternative names	Dole, Frank Fessenden; Dole, Frank F.
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	December 25, 1859
Place of birth	Portland, Maine
Date of death	May 22, 1939
Place of death	Metuchen, New Jersey

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