Frank Mount Pleasant
Born om: June 13, 1884 Tuscarora Reservation, Lewiston, NY
Attended Indian Boarding Schools and Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Dickinson College
Passed away on April 12, 1937
Place of Death: Buffalo, NY
Athletic Career:
- Played American football, track and field, basketball, and baseball.
- Made the 1904, and 1908 Olympic teams, placing 6th in the triple jump, and 6th in the long jump in the Summer Olympic games
- He played football from 1905-07 at Carlisle College, and 1909 Dickinson as the QB and HB
- Coached football in 1910 at Franklin and Marchall, 1911-13 Indiana Normal, 1914 at West Virginia Wesleyan, and 1915 for Buffalo. Record: 35-15-3
- Coached basketball in 1910-1911 at Franklin and Marshall. Record: 4-4
- Coached baseball in 1911 at Franklin and Marchall. Record: 5-7-1
- Joined the United States Army, as a first lieutenant in WWI, afterwards settled in Buffalo, NY where he did odd jobs till his death
- Invented the spiral pass
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