C. K. Fauver

American Major League Baseball pitcher, college football player and coach (1872-1942)

Clayton King Fauver (August 1, 1872 – March 3, 1942) was an American football coach during the late 19th century.

C. K. Fauver
Biographical details
BornAugust 1, 1872
North Eaton, Ohio
DiedMarch 3, 1942(1942-03-03) (aged 69)
Chatsworth, Georgia
Playing career
Position(s)Tackle, halfback (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
Head coaching record
Overall8–3–1 (football)
5–6 (baseball)

In 1895, he became the first paid coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In 1896, Fauver served as the head coach at Oberlin College, compiling a record of 5–3–1. Fauver was also a Major League pitcher for the Louisville Colonels.

Fauver died from coronary thrombosis in Chatsworth, Georgia, aged 69.[1]

References change

  1. "C K. Fauver Stricken in Georgia". The Oberlin News-Tribune. March 5, 1942. p. 1.