Fred Clapp

Fred Clapp
Sport(s) College football
Current position
Team Southwestern College (Kansas)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909-1913 Southwestern
Head coaching record
Overall 24-11-6

Statistics

Fred Clapp was an American football and basketball coach in the United States.

Football

Clapp the fifth football head coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 5 years, from 1909 to 1913. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 24 wins, 11 losses, and 6 ties. This ranks him 6th at Southwestern in total wins and 11th at Southwestern in total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[1]

Racial integration

In 1913, Clapp fielded an African American player for his team. Kansas Normal School (now called Pittsburg State University officially launched a formal protest against the appearance of the player.[2] In that same game, a player named Fred Hamilton was playing left halfback and was injured to the extent of having a broken neck and paralyzed arms.[3] The game ended in a 6-6 tie.[4]

The "Jinx"

The 1914 proved especially important to Southwestern College lore. On November 8, 1912, Southwestern defeated Fairmont College (now Wichita State University) by a score of 41 to 3.[5] This was the first of a series of wins where Southwestern would beat or tie Fairmont ten of eleven games. This period of time earned the school the name "The Jinx" for many years to come.

Results

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA Coach's Poll#
Southwestern College (Independent) (1909–1913)
1909 Southwestern 2-2-3
1910 Southwestern 5-4-1
1911 Southwestern 5-3-1
1912 Southwestern 6-2-0
1913 Southwestern 6-1-1
Southwestern: 24-12-6
Total: 24-12-6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Basketball

Clapp also coached men's basketball at Southwestern and was the second person on record to hold that post.[6] He coached for five seasons, from 1909 until 1914. His record was 39 wins and 24 losses.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Overall Coaching Records". Southwestern College. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ↑ New York Times "Protest Negro Football Player" November 21, 1913
  3. ↑ Reading Eagle "Telegrams" December 3, 1913
  4. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Fred H. Clapp 1913 Football Season
  5. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Southwestern College Game By Game Summary (1910-1914)
  6. ↑ Hovpen Sports Southwestern College Basketball
  7. ↑ "Men's Basketball Coaches Records". Southwestern College. Retrieved 2008-02-28.

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