H. L. Fairbanks
Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks (September 21, 1871 – February 15, 1909) was an American minor league baseball player, lawyer and college football player and coach. He was a two-sport athlete at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, playing quarterback on the school's football team and serving as a team captain in 1893. During his collegiate days, he also played baseball for the Bangor Millionaires. After graduating, he served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi for one season, in 1895,, compiling a record of 2–1.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1871 Farmington, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 1909 (aged 37) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law (1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1893–1894 | Bowdoin |
| Baseball | |
| 1892–1895 | Bowdoin |
| 1894–1895 | Bangor Millionaires |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football), third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1895 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–1 |
Fairbanks died after suffering from tuberculosis in 1909. The Hiland Lockwood Fairbanks award at Bowdoin is named in his honor.
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