Fred H. Swan
 Swan as a college senior in 1926 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1902 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1993 (aged 91) Ashland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1924–1926[1] | Stanford |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1930 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1931–1932 | Wisconsin (freshmen) |
| 1933–1938 | Temple (line) |
| 1939 | Temple |
| 1940–1942 | Colgate (line) |
| Boxing | |
| 1931–1932 | Wisconsin |
| 1940–1942 | Colgate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
Frederick Haviside Swan[2] (July 28, 1902 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player and coach. As a senior Swan started at left guard and was the team captain of the 1926 Stanford Indians football team.[3] He was named a third team college All-American following that season.
He was the 13th head football coach at Temple University, serving for one season, in 1939, compiling a record of 2–7.[4] Swan served as line coach at Temple under Pop Warner from 1933 for 1938 before succeeding him as head coach.[5] He was also the head boxing coach at Wisconsin and Colgate.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1939) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Temple | 2–7 | |||||||
| Temple: | 2–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–7 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions - Gary Migdol - Google Books. ISBN 9781571671165. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Stanford Quad - Stanford University - Google Books". 1925. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Official Souvenir and Football Guide: Thirty-Third Annual Stanford - California Football Game: California Memorial Stadium, Saturday, November 20, 1926, 2:30 pm. Berkeley, CA: Associated Students News Bureau, University of California, 1926; pp. 4, 23.
- ^ Temple Coaching Records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Temple Signs Fred Swan To Three-Year Contract". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. January 31, 1939. p. 22. Retrieved September 3, 2018 – via Google News.
- ^ "Colgate to Reinstate Boxing as Sport". Schenectady Gazette. January 17, 1941. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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