Garfield Weede

Garfield Weede
Weede, suited up for football at Penn
Biographical details
Born(1880-11-26)November 26, 1880
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1971(1971-11-21) (aged 90)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1898–1900Cooper
1901–1905Penn
Position(s)Quarterback, end, placekicker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906–1908Washburn
1910–1918Cooper
1919–1928Pittsburg State
Basketball
1919–1922Pittsburg State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1905–1909Washburn
1919–1951Pittsburg State
Head coaching record
Overall87–64–14 (football)
30–32
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:
  • KCAC (1907, 1919, 1924)

As player:

Awards

Garfield Wilson Weede (November 26, 1880 – November 21, 1971) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and athletic director. He was one of the first college coaches to "break the color line" and allow racial integration among his players.[1]

  1. ^ Pittsburg State University Collegian[permanent dead link] "He believed in complete equality" by Monica Hart, February 25, 2010