Alfred W. Place, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred W. Place

American football coach

Date of Birth: 08-May-1877

Place of Birth: Rudolph, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1955

Profession: head coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alfred W. Place

  • Alfred William Place (May 8, 1877 – September 19, 1955) was an American football player and coach, minister, and missionary.
  • He was the sixth head football coach at Buchtel College—now known as the University of Akron—helming the team for one season in 1903 and compiling a record of 0–2.
  • Place played college football as a halfback at the University of Chicago.
  • He was a missionary in Japan from 1907 to 1913.
  • Place died on September 19, 1955, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • from injuries he sustained while was blasting tree stumps on his farm near Mooresville, Indiana.

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