Fred Clapp

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Fred Clapp
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1913 Southwestern (KS)
Basketball
1909–1914 Southwestern (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall24–11–6 (football)
39–24 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 KCAC (1913)

Fred H. Clapp was an American football and basketball coach.

Contents

Football

Clapp was the fifth head football coach at the Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for five years, from 1909 to 1913, and compiling a record of 24–11–6. [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 year 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.

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]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Southwestern Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1909–1913)
1909 Southwestern2–2–3
1910 Southwestern5–4–1
1911 Southwestern5–3–1
1912 Southwestern 6–24–2
1913 Southwestern 6–1–14–1–1T–1st
Southwestern:24–12–6
Total:24–12–6
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "Overall Coaching Records". Southwestern College. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  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 Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine 1913 Football Season
  5. College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Southwestern College Game By Game Summary (1910-1914)
  6. Hovpen Sports Archived July 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Southwestern College Basketball
  7. "Men's Basketball Coaches Records". Southwestern College. Retrieved February 28, 2008.