Doug Fessenden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Doug Fessenden

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Onawa, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1970

Profession: athletics competitor

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Doug Fessenden

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  • Fessenden (September 7, 1901 – June 11, 1970) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.
  • Fessenden began his coaching career in 1925 at Main Avenue High School—now known as Fox Tech High School—in San Antonio, Texas.
  • He moved to Brownsville High School in Brownsville, Texas in 1928.
  • Fessenden was head football coach at Fenger High School in Chicago from 1930 to 1934, before coming head coach at the University of Montana in April 1935.
  • Fessenden served two separate stints as Montana's head coach, from 1935 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948.The 1937 season included a then school record of six consecutive victories.
  • Fessenden resigned as Montana's football coach after the 1948 season and received his doctors degree in physical education from Columbia University in 1949.
  • Fessenden concluded his coaching career with Montana's best win and loss record.Fessenden died in San Francisco, California on June 11, 1970.

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