Percy Langdon Wendell
Wendell at Harvard in 1912 | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Roxbury, Massachusetts | July 16, 1889
Died | March 13, 1932 42) | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
1910–1912 | Harvard |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1920 | Boston University |
1921–1924 | Williams |
1925–1927 | Lehigh |
Basketball | |
1919–1920 | Boston University |
Head coaching record | |
Overall |
9–23–3 (football, excluding Williams) 0–6 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-American, 1910 All-American, 1911 All-American, 1912 | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1972 (profile) | |
Percy Langdon "Bullet" Wendell (July 16, 1889 – March 13, 1932) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball in the United States.
Biography
He was born on July 16, 1889 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Frank Thaxter Wendell and Helen Stamford. He attended the Roxbury Latin School and attended Harvard University from 1909 to 1913. He went on to attend two years of medical school.[1]
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also the 16th head football coach for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for three seasons, from 1925 until 1927. His overall coaching record at Lehigh was 5 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 17th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and 26th at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage. [2] He died in 1932 at age 43.
References
- ↑ Percy Langdon Wendell. Harvard University. 1917. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
Born at Roxbury, Mass., July 16, 1889. Parents: Frank Thaxter, Helen (Stamford) Wendell. School: Roxbury Latin School, Boston, Mass. Years in College: 1909-13. Degree: S.B. 1913. Unmarried. Occupation: Systematizer. Address: (home) 31 Massachusetts Ave.. Boston, Mass.; (businest) 115 Essex St., Haverhill, Mass. Two years in Medical School; nine months making paper cups and bags; three months in the export business; six months with the Bradley Shoe Company with Everett Bradley, '13, as Manager.
- ↑ Lehigh Coaching Records
External links
- Percy Langdon Wendell at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Percy Langdon Wendell at the College Football Data Warehouse