Ferdinand H. Duncan

Ferdinand Henry "Ferd" "Dunc" Duncan (June 7, 1896 – September 8, 1976) was a college football player. He was later a traveling salesman.[1]

Ferdinand H. Duncan
Florida Gators
PositionEnd
Career history
College
Personal information
Born:(1896-06-07)June 7, 1896
Sioux City, Iowa
Died:September 8, 1976(1976-09-08) (aged 80)
Richmond, Virginia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-time Florida team (1935)

Duncan played football at the University of South Dakota, where he was captain of the 1916 team.[2] He was a prominent end for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.[3][4] Coach William G. Kline brought in players from "the University of Oklahoma and the western states" such as Duncan and Ark Newton upon his arrival.[2] He scored all of Florida's points in one of the programs first big victories, over Alabama in 1921.[5] Coach Stegeman of Georgia wrote in Spalding's Football Guide that year "Florida, for the first time, had a strong team."[6]

Duncan was then captain of the 1922 Florida team, ranked by Spalding's Football Guide as the best forward passing team in the country.[7] It was also the first Florida team to play Harvard.[8] In that game, "Robinson and Duncan stood out all afternoon."[9] He scored all of the points in the win over Oglethorpe.[10] An all-time Florida team selected by George Trevor in 1935 puts Duncan at first team end, opposite Dale Van Sickel.[11] Duncan was also a forward on the basketball team.

References
  1. Pete Norton (March 24, 1933). "Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
  2. "Typescript of a 'History of the University of Florida' by Klein Graham". ufdc.ufl.edu.
  3. Frank S. Wright (August 17, 1935). "Five Sets of Ends To Bid For Two Varsity Wing Positions On Florida Team This Year". Evening Independent.
  4. Florida, University of (August 7, 2018). "University Record of the University of Florida: Undergraduate catalog" – via Google Books.
  5. "Alabama is Loser 9-2". Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved August 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Spalding's Football Guide. p. 89.
  7. Newton, Virgil M. (September 19, 1923). "'Ark' Newton Ready To Go". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. "Gators Start For Harvard". The Evening Independent. November 1, 1922.
  9. "Harvard Subs Find Florida Team Easy". The New York Times. November 5, 1922. p. 26. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Paul Warwick (November 26, 1922). "Oglethorpe Is Defeated by Florida Gator, 12-0; Duncan Proves Big Star". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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