Frank Gullum

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Frank Gullum
Biographical details
Born(1885-05-18)May 18, 1885
Hamden, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1965(1965-04-19) (aged 79)
Athens, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904Ohio
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919Ohio
Basketball
1918–1920Ohio
Baseball
1919Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall7–5–1 (college football)
10–10 (college basketball)
6–1 (college baseball)

Frank Barnhart Gullum (May 18, 1885 – April 19, 1965) was an American college football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio from 1918 to 1919, compiling a record of 7–5–1.[1] He was the head basketball coach at Ohio for two seasons, from 1918 and 1920, amassing a record of 10–10,[2] and the school's head baseball coach in 1919, tallying a mark of 6–1. Gullum was also a professor of chemistry at the Ohio University. Before coming to Ohio University, he coached football at East High School in Columbus, Ohio, where he mentored Chic Harley, who went on to star at Ohio State University. Gullum died on April 19, 1965, at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ohio Green and White (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1918–1919)
1918 Ohio 4–0–1 1–0–1 6th
1919 Ohio 3–5 2–4 11th
Ohio: 7–5–1 3–4–1
Total: 7–5–1

College basketball[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Green and White (Independent) (1918–1920)
1918–19 Ohio 5–4
1919–20 Ohio 5–6
Ohio: 10–10 (.500)
Total: 33–7 (.825)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. p. 321. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Frank Gullum". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Harley's Former Coach Dies at 79". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. Associated Press. April 21, 1965. p. 30. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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