Sport(s) Football, baseball Died March 19, 1934 Name Carl Forkum | 1906–1908 West Virginia 1905–1906 West Virginia | |
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Born November 21, 1882
Clarion, Pennsylvania ( 1882-11-21 ) Alma mater Penn State (1905)
Washington & Jefferson Overall 13–6 (football)
59–27–1 (baseball) Role American football head coach | ||
Carl Schurz Forkum (November 21, 1882 – March 19, 1934) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the 11th head football coach at West Virginia University and he held that position for two seasons, from 1905 to 1906. His coaching record at West Virginia was 13–6.
Forkum died in 1934 of "complications of diseases" after a month in a hospital. At the time of his death he worked for a steel company and served on the local school board. He was buried in Franklin Cemetery in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
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