Sport(s) Football 1908 Notre Dame Education Harvard Law School 1906–1907 Washington Role American football player | 1903–1905 Ohio Wesleyan Name Victor Place 1900–1902 Dartmouth Overall 30–24–6 Positions Tackle | |
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Born November 26, 1876
New Salem, Massachusetts ( 1876-11-26 ) Died June 16, 1923, Brookings, Oregon, United States | ||
Victor Morton Place (November 26, 1876 – June 16, 1923) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He played college football at Dartmouth College from 1900 to 1902, serving as the team captain in 1902. He served as the head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1903 to 1905, at the University of Washington from 1906 to 1907, and at the University of Notre Dame in 1908, compiling a career record of 30–24–6. His single loss as Notre Dame's head coach was at an away game against the Michigan Wolverines, a significant football rival since 1887.
The following is a description of the 1909 Notre Dame team from Michael Steele's The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia:
"Victor Place [Notre Dame's coach in 1908] was replaced by Frank Longman, a former fullback for Yost from 1903 to 1905. He had coached at Arkansas and Wooster; at Wooster he had beaten Ohio State, the first time in 18 tries for the small school. In picking Longman, Notre Dame signalled [sic] the end of the domination of eastern personnel and methods."
Place died at Brookings, Oregon in a logging accident in 1923.
Early life and education
Place was born on November 26, 1876 in New Salem, Massachusetts. He earned an LLB from Harvard Law School in 1906.