Thomas Gawthrop "Doggie" Trenchard (May 3, 1874 – October 16, 1943) was an
All-American football player at
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
in 1893 and a
college football head coach at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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, the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
, and
West Virginia University
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. Trenchard earned the nickname "Doggie" because of his shaggy haired appearance.
Early life and playing career
Trenchard was born in
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County is located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,874. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville ...
. Prior to his coaching career, Trenchard was a professional football player from 1895 until 1898 for the
Latrobe Athletic Association
The Latrobe Athletic Association was a professional football team located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1895 until 1909. A member of the unofficial Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, the team is best known for being the first f ...
and the
Allegheny Athletic Association
The Allegheny Athletic Association was an athletic club that fielded the first ever professional American football player and later the first fully professional football team. The organization was founded in 1890 as a regional athletic club in A ...
. He also played for the
1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team
The 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team was a collection of early football players, from several teams in the area, to form an all-star team. The team was formed by Dave Berry, the manager of the Latrobe Athletic Association, for t ...
, formed by Latrobe manager
Dave Berry.
Coaching career
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 1896, he coached at West Virginia and compiled a 3–7–2 record. In 1897, he coached at Pittsburgh, and compiled a 1–3 record.
Head coaching record
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1874 births
1943 deaths
19th-century players of American football
American football ends
1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football players
Allegheny Athletic Association players
Latrobe Athletic Association players
North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches
North Carolina Tar Heels athletic directors
Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches
Princeton Tigers football players
West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
Washington and Lee Generals football coaches
All-American college football players
People from Queen Anne's County, Maryland