Fred Vail
Biographical details
Born(1875-07-31)July 31, 1875
Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 1954(1954-02-01) (aged 78)
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1902Penn (assistant)
1903Richmond
1904–1906Gettysburg
1907–1908Earlham
1909–1911Gettysburg
Basketball
1907–1909Earlham
1908–1914Gettysburg
Baseball
1908–1909Earlham
1908–1911Gettysburg
Head coaching record
Overall46–31–5 (football)
52–51 (basketball)
14–25–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 EVIAA (1903)

Frederick Clifton Vail (July 31, 1875 – February 1, 1954) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond in 1903, at Gettysburg College from 1904 to 1906 and again from 1909 to 1911, and at Earlham College from 1907 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 46–31–5. At Gettysburg, Vail was also the head basketball coach from 1908 to 1914 and the head baseball coach in 1910 and 1911.

Coaching career

Vail was an assistant at Germantown Academy in Philadelphia and then the University of Pennsylvania under Carl S. Williams.[2][3]

Vail was the 14th head football coach at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, serving for one season, in 1903, and compiling a record of 6–3–1.

Death

Vail died on February 1, 1954, in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903)
1903 Richmond 6–3–1 3–0 1st
Richmond: 6–3–1 3–0
Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1904–1906)
1904 Gettysburg 5–3–2
1905 Gettysburg 7–3
1906 Gettysburg 7–1–2
Earlham Quakers (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907 Earlham 5–3
1908 Earlham 2–5
Earlham: 7–8
Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1909–1911)
1909 Gettysburg 4–5
1910 Gettysburg 6–3
1911 Gettysburg 4–5
Gettysburg: 33–20–4
Total: 46–31–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ Bailey, John Wendell (1949). "Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948".
  2. ^ "Vail Selected As Earlham Coach". Evening Item. Richmond, Indiana. July 25, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "New Coach For Earlham". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. August 9, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Vail". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 9, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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