Frank Castleman

Frank Castleman

Castleman in 1904
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball, track
Biographical details
Born March 17, 1877
Tracy Creek, New York
Died October 9, 1946 (aged 69)
Columbus, Ohio
Playing career
Football
19021905

Colgate
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19061907

Basketball
19061912

Baseball
19071913

Track
19131931

Colorado


Colorado


Colorado


Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall 764 (football)
3222 (basketball)
3017 (baseball)

Statistics

Frank Castleman
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 1904 St Louis 200 metre hurdles

Frank Riley Castleman (March 17, 1877 October 9, 1946) was an American football and baseball player, track athlete, and coach in multiple sports. He competed for the United States in the 200 metre hurdles at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, where he won the silver medal. Castleman was a member of the Greater New York Irish American Athletic Association, which became the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed mainly in the 200 metre hurdles. Castleman graduated from Colgate University in 1906.[1]

Castleman served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1906 and 1907, compiling a record of 764. He was also the head basketball coach at Colorado in from 1906 to 1912, tallying a mark of 3222, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1907 to 1913, amassing a record of 3017. He was later the track coach at Ohio State University, where his team won the 1929 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships.

Castleman died at his home in Columbus, Ohio on October 9, 1946 at the age of 69.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Colorado Buffaloes (Colorado Football Association) (1906–1907)
1906 Colorado 234 112
1907 Colorado 53 32
Colorado: 764 432
Total: 764
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. "Current Sport Comment". Boston Evening Transcript. July 23, 1906. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  2. "DR. FRANK R. CASTLEMAN; Ohio State Track Director, 69, Olympic Hurdler in 1904". The New York Times. October 10, 1946. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

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