Carl Forkum

Carl Forkum
Forkum pictured in La Vie 1905, Penn State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1882-11-23)November 23, 1882
Clarion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1934(1934-03-19) (aged 51)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materPenn State (1905)[1]
Washington & Jefferson[2]
Playing career
Football
c. 1900Washington & Jefferson
1902–1904Penn State
Baseball
1904–1905Penn State
1905Sharon Steels
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905–1906West Virginia
Baseball
1906–1908West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall13–6 (football)
59–27–1 (baseball)

Carl Schurz Forkum (November 23, 1882 – March 19, 1934) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the 11th head football coach at West Virginia University and he held that position for two seasons, from 1905 to 1906. His coaching record at West Virginia was 13–6.[3]

Forkum died in 1934 of "complications of diseases" after a month in a hospital.[4] At the time of his death he worked for a steel company and served on the local school board.[5] He was buried in Franklin Cemetery in Franklin, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ Walsh, C.; Whittle, G.; Intercollegiate Football, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.). (1934). Intercollegiate football: a complete pictorial and statistical review from 1869 to 1934. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., for Intercollegiate Football, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Deaths of the Day", New Castle News, March 19, 1934, New Castle, Pennsylvania
  5. ^ "Donora Mill Official Called by Death", The Monessen Daily Independent, March 19, 1934, Monessen, Pennsylvania