 Schenker pictured c. 1906 at Texas | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1882 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1922 (aged 40) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906 | Texas |
| 1907 | Mercer |
| Baseball | |
| 1907 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–4 (football) 16–8 (baseball) |
Henry Richard Schenker (April 21, 1882 – May 3, 1922) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin in 1906 and at Mercer University in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 12–4. Schenker was also the head baseball coach at Texas in the spring of 1907, tallying a mark of 16–8.[1]
Schenker was born on April 21, 1882, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.[2] He graduated from Yale University in 1905. He died on May 3, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after suffering from liver cancer.[3][4]
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- ^ Yale University: Obituary Record of Graduates Deceased During the Year Ending July 1, 1922. 1921. pp. 484–6.
