F. P. Reed

Frederick Patrick Reed (May 12, 1870 – February 7, 1942) was an American college football coach and medical doctor.

F. P. Reed

Biographical details
Born	(1870-05-12)May 12, 1870 Weeping Water, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	February 7, 1942(1942-02-07) (aged 71) San Joaquin County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Dartmouth College (1892)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892	Doane
Head coaching record
Overall	1–1

Reed was born in Weeping Water, Nebraska, in 1870.^[1] His father, William H. Reed, moved in 1858 to Nebraska, served as a state legislator, and platted the town of Weeping Water.^[2] The younger Reed attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1892.^[2][3]

After graduating from Dartmouth, Reed served as the first head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, holding that position for the 1892 season. His coaching record at Doane was 1–1.^[4] The team's loss was to the University of Illinois in a game played in Omaha.^[5]

In 1899, Reed received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University Medical College in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1] He worked as a medical doctor in Colorado for several years.^[2][6][7] By 1920, he had moved to San Francisco,^[8] later settling in Stockton, California.^[9][10] He died in 1942 in San Joaquin County, California.^[11]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Doane Tigers (Independent) (1892)
1892	Doane	1–1
Doane:		1–1
Total:		1–1

References

1. Charles Franklin Emerson (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Rumford Press. p. 382.
2. Morton, Julius Sterling (1913). History of Nebraska From The Earliest Explorations to the Present Time, Volume III. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 546.
3. Dartmouth College. - View Article - NYTimes.com
4. Doane College coaching records May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
6. 1900 Census entry for Frederick P. Reed, born May 1870 in Nebraska, residing in Black Hawk, Colorado, working as a general practice physician. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Precinct 9, Gilpin, Colorado; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1240124
7. 1910 Census entry for Frederick P. Reed, age 40, born in Nebraska, employed as a general practice physician, living in Denver. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T624_116; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374129
8. 1920 U.S. Census record for Fred P. Reed, age 49, born in Nebraska, employed as a physician, residing in San Francisco. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_138; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 194
9. 1930 U.S. Census record for Frederick P. Reed, age 59, born in Nebraska, residing in Stockton, CA, working as a general practice physician. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2339946
10. 1940 Census record for Fred P Reed, age 69, born in Nebraska, residing in Stockton, CA. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California; Roll: m-t0627-00325; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 39-59.
11. Death record for Frederick Patrick Reed, born 12 May 1870 in Nebraska, died 7 Feb 1942 in San Joaquin County. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.