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'''Fred William Sweeney''' was an [[American football]] coach. He served as the fourth head football coach at [[Doane College]] in [[Crete, Nebraska]] and he held that position for the 1895 season. His coaching record at Doane was 3–2.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php Doane College coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204024/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php |date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref> |
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He also attended Doane where he was captain of the 1892 team. |
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Sweeney was married to Ruth Mosman Sweeney. They had two daughters (Mildred and Ruth) and a son (Chesley).<ref name=FWS/> |
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He served as an examiner for the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] from 1907 to 1918. He was later the comptroller of the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] and its subsidiaries from 1918 until his death. He died at a company hospital in January 1938.<ref name=FWS>{{cite news|title=Fred W. Sweeney Dies: Railroad Comptroller Was a Trustee of Doane|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|date=January 26, 1938|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47053647/fred-w-sweeney-dies/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
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| 1895 | Doane |
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| Overall | 3–2 |
Fred William Sweeney was an American football coach. He served as the fourth head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1895 season. His coaching record at Doane was 3–2.[1]
He also attended Doane where he was captain of the 1892 team.
Sweeney was married to Ruth Mosman Sweeney. They had two daughters (Mildred and Ruth) and a son (Chesley).[2]
He served as an examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1907 to 1918. He was later the comptroller of the Northern Pacific Railway and its subsidiaries from 1918 until his death. He died at a company hospital in January 1938.[2]
References
- ^ Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Fred W. Sweeney Dies: Railroad Comptroller Was a Trustee of Doane". The Nebraska State Journal. January 26, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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