| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1884-05-12)May 12, 1884 New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1963(1963-08-01) (aged 79) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Coe (1909) Princeton Theo. Sem. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1910 | Westminster (MO) |
| 1911 | Daniel Baker |
| 1913–1914 | Westminster (PA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1909–1910 | Westminster (MO) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1910–1911 | Westminster (MO) |
| 1911–1912 | Daniel Baker |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 (basketball) |
Frank Louis Tinkham (May 12, 1884 – August 1, 1963) was an American college football and college basketball coach.
Biography
Tinkham was a native of Russell, Iowa, and graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1909.
Tinkham served as the head football coach, athletic director, and head men's basketball coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, during the 1909–10 academic year. He served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas in 1911 and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1913 to 1914.
Tinkham was later a school teacher in Los Angeles and live in Palmdale, California. He died on August 1, 1963, at a rest home in Lancaster, California.
References
- Catalogue of the Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. at Princeton, N.J. Princeton Theological Seminary. 1913. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Catalogue". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "The Westminster Monthly, Volumes 38-39". Westminster College. 1908. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Westminster Blue Jays. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Daniel Bakers Signs Iowa Man As Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. July 20, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Titan Football History". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Frank L. Tinkham". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1963. p. 45. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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