| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1886 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1942 (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1910 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Halfback, tackle[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912 | Colgate |
| 1913 | Pennsylvania Military |
| 1914–1915 | Villanova |
| 1916 | Michigan Agricultural |
| 1924 | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–13–5 |
Frank A. "Dutch" Sommer (January 1, 1886 – April 1, 1942) was an American college football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1912), Pennsylvania Military College—now known as Widener University (1913), Villanova College—now Villanova University (1914–1915, 1924), and Michigan Agricultural College—now Michigan State University (1916), compiling a career coaching record of 26–13–5. Sommer coached at Colgate in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–2. He then coached at Villanova for 1914, 1915, and later for one season in 1924. His overall record there was 12–9–2. In his only season at Michigan Agricultural in 1916, Sommer led the Aggies to a 4–2–1 record. Sommer was an All-American halfback from the University of Pennsylvania.[3] He earned a L.L.B. degree at Penn, graduating in 1913.[4] Sommer died on April 1, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Philadelphia.[5]
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- ^ "General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1922". Mocavo. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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- ^ University of Pennsylvania. "General alumni catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, ... . - Full View - HathiTrust Digital Library - HathiTrust Digital Library". Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "'Dutch' Sommer Dies, Former Penn Star". The Morning Post. Camden, New Jersey. April 3, 1942. p. 41. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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