Raymond Garfield Gettell (March 4, 1881 – October 9, 1949) was an American football coach and political science professor.[1] He served as the head football coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 1908 to 1913 and at Amherst College from 1917 to 1920, compiling a career college football coaching record of 51–20–6; he also served as professor of political science from 1914 to 1923.[2][3] His wife, Nelene Groff Gettell (née Knapp), taught at Amherst High School from 1921 to 1923;[4][5] the 1923 Yearbook was dedicated to her.[6] The Gettells moved to Berkeley, California in 1923 so that Gettell could assume the head of the political science department at the University of California, which he held until his death.[7]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1881 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1949 (aged 68) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ursinus (1904) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908–1913 | Trinity (CT) |
| 1917–1920 | Amherst |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–20–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Little Three (1919–1920) | |
Raymond and Nelene Gettell were the parents of economist and college administrator Richard Glenn Gettell.[8]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Bantams (Independent) (1908–1913) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Trinity | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Trinity | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1910 | Trinity | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Trinity | 6–0–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | Trinity | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1913 | Trinity | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 34–10–6 | ||||||||
| Amherst (Little Three) (1917–1920) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Amherst | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1918 | Amherst | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1919 | Amherst | 6–2 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1920 | Amherst | 5–3 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Amherst: | 17–10 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–20–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Introduction to Political Science". Ginn and Company. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Trinity Bantams football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Raymond G. Getell". University of California. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Amherst High School 1921 Yearbook 'The Gold Bug'" archive.org Retrieved July 27, 2019
- ^ "Amherst High School 1922 Yearbook 'The Gold Bug'" archive.org Retrieved July 27, 2019
- ^ "Amherst High School 1923 Yearbook 'The Gold Bug'" archive.org Retrieved July 26, 2019
- ^ "Prof. Gettell". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. Associated Press. October 11, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Gettell, Richard Glenn, 1912-1988" SNAC Retrieved July 26, 2019
