Frank Butterworth

Frank Seiler Butterworth Sr. (September 21, 1870 August 21, 1950)[1] was an American football player and coach. Butterworth attended Yale University, where he was a fullback on Yale's football teams and a member of the Skull and Bones society.[1] He was famously enucleated by Bert Waters during "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park". He was selected as an All-American in 1893 and 1894. Butterworth was also a track star and boxer at Yale.[2] After his college career was over, Butterworth coached football at the University of California, Berkeley (1895–1896) and Yale (1897–1898).[3] The 1897 Yale football team coached by Butterworth went undefeated with two ties, against Army and Harvard.[2]

Frank Butterworth
Biographical details
Born(1870-09-21)September 21, 1870
Warren County, Ohio
DiedAugust 22, 1950(1950-08-22) (aged 79)
Hamden, Connecticut
Playing career
1892–1894Yale
Position(s)Fullback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1895–1896California
1897–1898Yale
Head coaching record
Overall27–5–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1897)
Awards
All-American, 1893
All-American, 1894

Butterworth worked for the bankers Bertron & Storrs, was a senior partner with real estate brokers F. S. Butterworth & Company, and was president of the New Haven Hotel Company. Her served as a Connecticut State Senator from 1907 to 1909 and was a Second Lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I.[1] Butterworth died in his sleep at age 79 in Connecticut.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
California Golden Bears (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895 California 3–1–1
1896 California 6–2–2
California: 9–3–3
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 Yale 9–0–2
1898 Yale 9–2
Yale: 18–2–2
Total:27–5–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Obituary Record Of Graduates Of The Undergraduate Schools Deceased During The Year 1950-1951" (PDF). Yale University. January 1, 1952. p. 30. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. "Frank Butterworth Dies In His Sleep". Charleston Gazette. August 22, 1950.
  3. "Frank S. Butterworth Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 1, 2007.


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