Trenchard pictured in The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide, 1893
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Queen Anne's County, Maryland |
May 3, 1874
Died | October 16, 1943 Baldwin, New York |
(aged 69)
Playing career | |
1893 | Princeton |
1895 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
1896 | Allegheny Athletic Association |
1897–1898 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
1898 | Western Pa. All-Star Team |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895 | North Carolina |
1896 | West Virginia |
1897 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
1899 | Washington and Lee |
1901 | Washington and Lee |
1913–1915 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 34–28–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SIAA (1895) | |
Awards | |
All-American, 1893 |
Thomas Gawthrop "Doggie" Trenchard (May 3, 1874 – October 16, 1943) was an All-American football player at Princeton University in 1893 and a college football head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University. Trenchard earned the nickname "Doggie" because of his shaggy haired appearance.
Trenchard was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Prior to his coaching career, Trenchard was a professional football player from 1895 until 1898 for the Latrobe Athletic Association and the Allegheny Athletic Association. He also played for the 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team, formed by Latrobe manager Dave Berry.
In 1895, and from 1913 to 1915, he coached at North Carolina, where he compiled a 26–9–2 record. His best season there came in 1914, when North Carolina went 10–1. In 1897, he coached at Pittsburgh, and compiled a 1–3 record. In 1896, he coached at West Virginia and compiled a 3–7–2 record.