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American football player and coach (1862–1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacob Kinzer Shell (February 14, 1862 — December 10, 1940) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Swarthmore College form 1888 to 1898, compiling a record of 58–40–4.[1] Shell was the athletic director at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1888 to 1901.[2] He was also a founder of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Shell died on December 10, 1940, in Philadelphia.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 14, 1862
Died | December 10, 1940 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1878 | Penn |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1888–1898 | Swarthmore |
1899–1901 | Illinois (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1898–1901 | Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–40–4 |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1888–1890) | |||||||||
1888 | Swarthmore | 0–5 | |||||||
1889 | Swarthmore | 2–5 | |||||||
1890 | Swarthmore | 2–5 | |||||||
Swarthmore Quakers (Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association) (1891) | |||||||||
1891 | Swarthmore | 9–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1892–1898) | |||||||||
1892 | Swarthmore | 7–3 | |||||||
1893 | Swarthmore | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1894 | Swarthmore | 5–5 | |||||||
1895 | Swarthmore | 7–4–1 | |||||||
1896 | Swarthmore | 2–6 | |||||||
1897 | Swarthmore | 7–3 | |||||||
1898 | Swarthmore | 9–2 | |||||||
Swarthmore: | 58–40–4 | 3–2 | |||||||
Total: | 58–40–4 |
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