Frederick L. Conklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrederick L. Conklin
American football player and coach
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1888
Place of Birth: Manchester, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 25-Dec-1974
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Frederick L. Conklin
- Frederick L.
- Conklin (first name also spelled Fredric; April 12, 1888 – December 25, 1974) was an American football player and coach, medical doctor and naval officer.
- He played football for Fielding H.
- Yost's University of Michigan teams from 1909 to 1911 and was selected as an All-Western player in 1911.
- He spent 32 years as an officer in the U.S.
- Navy, reaching the rank of rear admiral after serving in World War I and World War II.
- He received the Legion of Honor for establishing a mobile hospital in New Caledonia in 1942 and later presented John F.
- Kennedy with a Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in rescuing members of the crew of the PT 109.
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