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Frank L. Pinckney

Frank Loyer Pinckney
Frank Loyer Pinckney, University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coach 1906-07.jpg
Frank L. Pinckney
Biographical details
Born (1884-09-20)September 20, 1884
Pontiac, Illinois, U.S.
Died June 11, 1945(1945-06-11) (aged 60)
Proviso, Illinois
Playing career
1905–1906 Illinois (football)
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906–1907 Illinois (basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall 1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)

Frank Loyer Pinckney (September 20, 1884 – ?) was an American college basketball coach for the University of Illinois from 1906 to 1907. Pinckney coached the Fighting Illini to a record of 1 win and 10 losses with the only win at the hands of the Peoria YMCA. He graduated from the University of Illinois with an Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) Degree in science. After coaching the Illini, Pinckney moved to Dundee, Illinois and taught manual training to high school students from 1910-1912. After leaving Dundee, Pinckney joined the Illinois militia as a sergeant in with the 314 motor supply train in the American Expeditionary Forces serving in France.

Pinckney was born in Pontiac, Illinois on September 20, 1884. He was the son of Seymour V. Pinckney and Ida Mae Constible. He married Rosa Wenzelmann and had a primary occupation of teacher for all of his adult life. Pinckney died on June 11, 1945 in Proviso, Illinois and is buried in South Side Cemetery in Pontiac, Illinois.




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