Frank L. Tinkham

Frank Louis Tinkham (May 12, 1884 – August 1, 1963) was an American college football and college basketball coach.

Frank L. Tinkham
Biographical details
Born(1884-05-12)May 12, 1884
New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 1963(1963-08-01) (aged 79)
Lancaster, California, U.S.
Alma materCoe (1909)
Princeton Theo. Sem.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1910Westminster (MO)
1911Daniel Baker
1913–1914Westminster (PA)
Basketball
1909–1910Westminster (MO)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1910–1911Westminster (MO)
1911–1912Daniel Baker
Head coaching record
Overall3–4 (basketball)

Biography

Tinkham was a native of Russell, Iowa, and graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1909.[1]

Tinkham served as the head football coach,[2] athletic director,[3] and head men's basketball coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, during the 1909–10 academic year.[4] He served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas in 1911 and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1914.[5][6]

Tinkham was later a school teacher in Los Angeles and live in Palmdale, California. He died on August 1, 1963, at a rest home in Lancaster, California.[7]

References

  1. Catalogue of the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. at Princeton, N.J. Princeton Theological Seminary. 1913. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "Catalogue". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "The Westminster Monthly, Volumes 38-39". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Westminster Blue Jays. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. "Daniel Bakers Signs Iowa Man As Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. July 20, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved July 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Titan Football History". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. "Frank L. Tinkham". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1963. p. 45. Retrieved May 17, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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