Frank "Buck" O'Neill
O'Neill in 1901
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| Sport(s) | Football, track and field |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 6, 1875 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | April 21, 1958 (aged 83) Hamilton, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1899–1901 | Williams |
| 1902 | Syracuse Athletic Club |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902 | Colgate |
| 1904–1905 | Colgate |
| 1906–1907 | Syracuse |
| 1913–1915 | Syracuse |
| 1917–1919 | Syracuse |
| 1920–1922 | Columbia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–41–8 |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) |
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Frank J. "Buck" O'Neill (March 6, 1875 – April 21, 1958) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Colgate University (1902, 1904–1905), Syracuse University (1906–1907, 1913–1915, 1917–1919), and Columbia University (1920–1922), compiling a career college football coaching record of 81–41–8. O’Neill was a two-sport athlete at Williams College where he played football and ran track. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.
O'Neill was a two-sport athlete at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He lettered in football in 1899, 1900, and 1901 and served as captain his senior year under coach J. J. Hazen. The Williams College team that O'Neill captained had an overall record of 6–4 with losses to Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Army. Even with those losses, the O'Neill-led team went on to win the 1901 Tricollegiante Football Association championship, with victories over league rivals Wesleyan and Amherst. O'Neill also lettered three times in track where he ran the 440-yard race. As in football, he captained the track team his senior year. O'Neill placed third in the 440 at the 1901 New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association annual championship at the Worcester Oval in Worcester, Massachusetts. Williams College won the meet by less than a point.
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