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Clarence Childs
American athlete (1883–1960)
Clarence Chester Childs (July 24, 1883 – September 16, 1960) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.[1][2] He represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal in the hammer throw. Childs served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1914 to 1915, compiling a record of 6–7–1.
.jpg) Childs from The Arbutus 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1883-07-24)July 24, 1883 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1960(1960-09-16) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1913 | Wooster |
| 1914–1915 | Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1914–1915 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–10–3 |
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
| Club | NYAC, New York | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 52.53 m (1912)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born on July 24, 1883, in Wooster, Ohio.[1] He lived in Fremont, Ohio, for much of his youth where he played football for the Fremont Football Club.[3] He became Captain of the Yale track team before he competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the hammer throw where he won the bronze medal.[4] Childs was the football coach at Indiana University and served in France during World War I. Childs was appointed by President Warren Harding to a position within the U.S. Treasury Department, but was fired when he attacked a United States Secret Service agent, who was following him on suspicion that Childs had illegally removed sensitive documents.[5] He died in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 1960.[1]
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wooster Fightings Scots (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Wooster | 2–3–2 | 1–3–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Wooster: | 2–3–2 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Indiana | 3–4 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1915 | Indiana | 3–3–1 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
| Indiana: | 6–7–1 | 2–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–10–3 | ||||||||
- "Clarence Childs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- "Clarence Childs". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Rbhayes.org (2004-05-05). Retrieved on 2015-08-23.
- "Gardner, Pole Vaulter and Golfer, Succeeds C.C. Childs, Resigned". The New York Times. January 23, 1912. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
Robert A. Gardner, '12, of Chicago was to-day elected Captain of the Yale track team, to succeed Capt. Clarence C. Childs, who announced his resignation last Saturday. Gardner is a pole vaulter, and has been on the track team for two years. He is also leader of the Yale Glee Club and a former, Western golf champion.
- Shlaes, Amity (2014) Coolidge. Harper Perennial. p. 239. ISBN 0061967599.
