| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1871-09-21)September 21, 1871 Farmington, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 1909(1909-02-15) (aged 37) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law (1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1893–1894 | Bowdoin |
| Baseball | |
| 1892–1895 | Bowdoin |
| 1894–1895 | Bangor Millionaires |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football), third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1895 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–1 |
Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks (September 21, 1871 – February 15, 1909) was an American minor league baseball player, lawyer and college football player and coach. He was a two-sport athlete at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, playing quarterback on the school's football team and serving as a team captain in 1893. During his collegiate days, he also played baseball for the Bangor Millionaires. After graduating, he served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi for one season, in 1895,, compiling a record of 2–1.
Fairbanks died after suffering from tuberculosis in 1909. The Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks award at Bowdoin is named in his honor.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Ole Miss | 2–1 | |||||||
| Ole Miss: | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–1 | ||||||||
References
- "Football History" (PDF). Bowdoin Polar Bears football. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Hiland Fairbanks". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School". Bowdoin College. 1911. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Bowdoin College: Catalogue. Bowdoin College. 1905. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- H. L. Fairbanks at Find a Grave
- 1871 births
- 1909 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- American football quarterbacks
- Baseball third basemen
- Bowdoin Polar Bears baseball players
- Bowdoin Polar Bears football players
- Bangor Millionaires players
- Ole Miss Rebels football coaches
- Harvard Law School alumni
- People from Farmington, Maine
- Players of American football from Maine
- Baseball players from Maine
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Maine