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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1892 LaGrange, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1970 (aged 77) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin (1915) Western Reserve Dental School (1919) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1914 | Oberlin |
| 1916 | Cleveland Indians |
| Track | |
| 1913–1915 | Oberlin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | East HS (OH) (asistant) |
| 1916 | Western Reserve (freshmen)[1] |
| 1917–1918 | Western Reserve |
| Cross Country | |
| 1923 | Western Reserve |
| Track | |
| 1924 | Western Reserve |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1928 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–7–1 (football) 26–19–0 (baseball) 3–0–0 (cross country) |
Frank Alvin Yocum (December 11, 1892 – June 29, 1970) was an American football player and coach. Yocum attended Oberlin High School graduating in 1910 and Oberlin College graduation 1915.[2] He played professional football as a halfback for the 1916 Cleveland Indians.[3]
Yocum coached the Western Reserve football team for two seasons, from 1917 to 1918, while attending the Western Reserve Dental School.[4]
In 1990, 20 years after his death, Yocum was inducted into the Case Western Reserve Spartans sports Hall of Fame.[5]
- ^ "The Reserve Weekly 11 October 1916 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
- ^ The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin, Ohio, August 1970, p. 46.
- ^ "Frank Yocum Stats - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "Frank A. Yocum". case.edu.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members". Case Western Reserve.