Frank Warren White (March 17, 1880 – March 14, 1947) was an

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coach and professor of

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. He was the fifth head football coach at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...

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, serving for one season, in 1908, and compiling a record of 3–2–1. In 1909, he was appointed as assistant professor of physical education at

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epi ...

. White practiced medicine in

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from 1924 to 1942 and then in

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until he was incapacitated, breaking his hip in a fall on February 1, 1946. He died suddenly, on March 14, 1947, at his home in Rockwood.

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* 1880 births 1947 deaths 20th-century American physicians Lehigh University faculty Temple Owls football coaches Tufts University alumni People from Arlington, Massachusetts Physicians from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub