Clarence Childs
.jpg) Childs from The Arbutus 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | July 24, 1883 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1960 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Wooster |
| 1914–1915 | Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1914–1915 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–10–3 |
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
| Club | NYAC, New York | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 52.53 m (1912)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Clarence Chester Childs (July 24, 1883 – September 16, 1960) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the
Indiana University
from 1914 to 1915, compiling a record of 6–7–1.
Biography
He was born on July 24, 1883, in
Warren Harding to a position within the U.S. Treasury Department, but was fired when he attacked a United States Secret Service agent, who was following him on suspicion that Childs had illegally removed sensitive documents.[5] He died in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 1960.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wooster Fightings Scots (Ohio Athletic Conference ) (1913)
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| 1913 | Wooster | 2–3–2 | 1–3–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Wooster: | 2–3–2 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Indiana | 3–4 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1915 | Indiana | 3–3–1 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
| Indiana: | 6–7–1 | 2–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–10–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Clarence Childs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ "Clarence Childs". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Rbhayes.org (2004-05-05). Retrieved on 2015-08-23.
- ^ "Gardner, Pole Vaulter and Golfer, Succeeds C.C. Childs, Resigned". The New York Times. January 23, 1912. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
Robert A. Gardner, '12, of Chicago was to-day elected Captain of the Yale track team, to succeed Capt. Clarence C. Childs, who announced his resignation last Saturday. Gardner is a pole vaulter, and has been on the track team for two years. He is also leader of the Yale Glee Club and a former, Western golf champion.
- ISBN 0061967599.
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