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Dana Rucker
Dana Henry Rucker (January 28, 1868 – February 1, 1949) was an American football coach. He was the seventh head football coach at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, serving for four seasons, in 1891 and again from 1893 to 1895, and compiling record of 3–13–3. Rucker also worked in education at the high school level. Head coaching record References External links * 1868 births 1949 deaths 19th-century players of American football Player-coaches Richmond Spiders football coaches Richmond Spiders football players Sportspeople from Fauquier County, Virginia Coaches of American football from Virginia Players of American football from Virginia {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,972. The county seat is Warrenton. Fauquier County is in Northern Virginia and is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. History In 1608, the first European to explore in the vicinity, Captain John Smith, reported that the Whonkentia (a subgroup of the Siouan-speaking Manahoac tribe) inhabited the area. The Manahoac were forced out around 1670 by the Iroquois (Seneca), who did not resettle the area. The Conoy camped briefly near The Plains, from 1697 to 1699. The Six Nations ceded the entire region including modern Fauquier to Virginia Colony at the Treaty of Albany, in 1722. Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from Prince William County. It is named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend. American Civil War battles in Fauquier County included (in order) the First Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
