Frank A. Yocum

Frank A. Yocum

Biographical details
Born	(1892-12-11)December 11, 1892 LaGrange, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1970(1970-06-29) (aged 77) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Oberlin (1915) Western Reserve Dental School (1919)
Playing career
Football
1912–1914	Oberlin
1916	Cleveland Indians
Track
1913–1915	Oberlin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915	East HS (OH) (assistant)
1916	Western Reserve (freshmen)[1]
1917–1918	Western Reserve
Cross Country
1923	Western Reserve
Track
1924	Western Reserve
Baseball
1924–1928	Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall	8–7–1 (football) 26–19–0 (baseball) 3–0–0 (cross country)

Frank Alvin Yocum (December 11, 1892 – June 29, 1970) was an American football player and coach. Yocum attended Oberlin High School graduating in 1910 and Oberlin College graduation 1915.^[2] He played professional football as a halfback for the 1916 Cleveland Indians.^[3]

Yocum coached the Western Reserve football team for two seasons, from 1917 to 1918, while attending the Western Reserve Dental School.^[4]

In 1990, 20 years after his death, Yocum was inducted into the Case Western Reserve Spartans sports Hall of Fame.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Western Reserve (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918)
1917	Western Reserve	3–5–1	3–4–1
1918	Western Reserve	5–2	5–1
Western Reserve:		8–7–1	8–5–1
Total:		8–7–1

References

1. "The Reserve Weekly 11 October 1916 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
2. The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin, Ohio, August 1970, p. 46.
3. "Frank Yocum Stats - Pro Football Archives".
4. "Frank A. Yocum". case.edu.
5. "Hall of Fame Members". Case Western Reserve.

External links

• Case Western Reserve profile