Carl Forkum College coach

Carl Schurz Forkum was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the 11th head football coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers located in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1905 until 1906. His coaching record at West Virginia was 13 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 15th at West Virginia in total wins and seventh at West Virginia in winning percentage (.684).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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Forkum Carl S.
Birth dateNovember 21, 1882
Birth place
Clarion Pennsylvania
Date of deathMarch 19, 1934
Place of death
Pittsburgh

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Coach

coached team
West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
overall record
13–6 (football)
59–27–1 (baseball)

Carl Forkum on Wikipedia