Frank Faulkinberry
Biographical details
Born(1887-11-27)November 27, 1887
Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 1933(1933-05-13) (aged 45)
Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907–1910Sewanee
Baseball
1911Cleveland Counts
1912Evansville Yankees
1913Evansville River Rats
Position(s)Tackle (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1932Middle Tennessee
Basketball
1926–1933Middle Tennessee
Baseball
1927–1932Middle Tennessee
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1933Middle Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall33–26–4 (college football)
45–38 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
AAU Women's Basketball (1929)
Awards
4× All-Southern (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910)
Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame

Frank Albert Faulkinberry (November 27, 1887 – May 13, 1933) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the father of football coach Russ Faulkinberry.

Early years

Faulkinberry was born on November 27, 1887, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to Christopher Columbus Faulkinberry and Sarah Ellen Caple.

College athletics

Faulkinberry was a tackle on the Sewanee Tigers, thrice selected All-Southern.[1] His play was once called "a thing to marvel at."[2] He is a tackle on Sewanee's all-time second team.[3] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[4] As a player, he stood some 6'4", 198 pounds. At Sewanee he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Faulkinberry is a member of both the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame[5] and the Blue Raiders Hall of Fame, having coached for years the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in both men and women's sports.[3] He was also a Latin professor. Faulkinberry Drive on the Middle Tennessee State campus is named in his honor. Faulkinberry was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.[6]

Professional baseball

For a few years he was a catcher in Minor League Baseball.[7]

Coaching career

Faulkinberry began his coaching career at Morgan School, Butler School, and Brandon Training School before moving to Franklin Country High School in Decherd, Tennessee, where he coached football and baseball. In May 1926, he was hired as the athletic director and head coach at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[8]

Death

Faulkinberry was found shot to death in the garage of his home on May 13, 1933. It was a suspected suicide.[9][10]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Middle Tennessee State Teachers (Independent) (1926–1931)
1926 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 4–2–1
1927 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 6–2
1928 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2–4–1
1929 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 6–3–1
1930 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 5–5–1
1931 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 6–4
Middle Tennessee State Teachers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932)
1932 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 4–62–318th
Middle Tennessee State Teachers: 33–26–42–3
Total:33–26–4

References

  1. ↑ "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sewanee Here On Saturday". Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1908.
  3. 1 2 "Frank Faulkinberry".
  4. ↑ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
  5. ↑ Staff report. "Sewanee names its newest Hall of Fame members". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame". Sewanee: The University of the South. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Frank Faulkinberry Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Promotion Comes To Faulkinberry". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. May 20, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Society for the Advancement of Education (1933). School & Society. Vol. 37. p. 652.
  10. ↑ "College Athletic Coach Is Suicide". The Miami News. May 14, 1933. p. 19.
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