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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1905–1972)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Frank Wickhorst
| name = Frank Wickhorst
| image = Frank Wickhorst.jpg
| image = Frank Wickhorst at Englewood Union Station ahead of the 1926 Army-Navy Game (1).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Wickhorst in Chicago ahead of the 1926 [[Army–Navy Game]] at [[Soldier Field]]
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| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|3|18}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|3|18}}
| birth_place = [[Aurora, Illinois]]
| birth_place = [[Aurora, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|9|13|1905|3|18}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|9|13|1905|3|18}}
| death_place = [[Oakland, California]]
| death_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1924–1926
| player_years1 = 1924–1926
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| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| championships =
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| awards =
| awards = [[1926 College Football All-America Team|All-American, 1926]]
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1926 College Football All-America Team|1926]])
* First-team All-Eastern ([[1926 All-Eastern football team|1926]])
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
| CFBHOF_year = 1970
| CFBHOF_year = 1970
| CFBHOF_id = 20025
| CFBHOF_id = 1364
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'''Frank H. "Wick" Wickhorst''' (March 18, 1905 – September 13, 1972) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played [[college football]] as a [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|tackle]] at the [[United States Naval Academy]] and was selected as an [[1926 College Football All-America Team|All-American in 1926]]. Wickhorst served as the head football coach at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1946, compiling a record of 2–7.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oi0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8iMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6152,7175747&dq=frank-wickhorst&hl=en|title=Wickhorst, California Bears Reach End of Football Road|date=December 16, 1946|work=[[Milwaukee Journal]]|accessdate=June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/teams/direct474.htm|title=Football Bowl Subdivision|publisher=[[The Sports Network (wire service)|The Sports Network]]|accessdate=June 21, 2010}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a player in 1970.
'''Frank H. "Wick" Wickhorst''' (March 18, 1905 – September 13, 1972) was an American [[college football]] player and coach. He played football as a [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|tackle]] at the [[United States Naval Academy]] and was selected as an [[1926 College Football All-America Team|All-American in 1926]]. Wickhorst served as the head football coach at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1946, compiling a record of 2–7.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oi0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8iMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6152,7175747&dq=frank-wickhorst&hl=en|title=Wickhorst, California Bears Reach End of Football Road|date=December 16, 1946|work=[[Milwaukee Journal]]|accessdate=June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/teams/direct474.htm|title=Football Bowl Subdivision|publisher=[[The Sports Network (wire service)|The Sports Network]]|accessdate=June 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526010923/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot%2Fteams%2Fdirect474.htm|archivedate=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a player in 1970.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{College Football HoF|1364}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
* {{cfbhof|id=20025|name=Frank Wickhorst}}


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Latest revision as of 19:05, 14 July 2024

Frank Wickhorst
Wickhorst in Chicago ahead of the 1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field
Biographical details
Born(1905-03-18)March 18, 1905
Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 1972(1972-09-13) (aged 67)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Playing career
1924–1926Navy
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1931–1942California (line)
1946California
Head coaching record
Overall2–7
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1970 (profile)

Frank H. "Wick" Wickhorst (March 18, 1905 – September 13, 1972) was an American college football player and coach. He played football as a tackle at the United States Naval Academy and was selected as an All-American in 1926. Wickhorst served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley in 1946, compiling a record of 2–7.[1][2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1946)
1946 California 2–7 1–6 9th
California: 2–7 1–6
Total: 2–7

References

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  1. ^ "Wickhorst, California Bears Reach End of Football Road". Milwaukee Journal. December 16, 1946. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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