H. R. Schenker

H. R. Schenker
	Schenker pictured c. 1906 at Texas
Biographical details
Born	April 21, 1882; Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1922 (aged 40); Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906	Texas
1907	Mercer
Baseball
1907	Texas
Head coaching record
Overall	12–4 (football); 16–8 (baseball)

Henry Richard Schenker (April 21, 1882 – May 3, 1922) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin in 1906 and at Mercer University in 1907, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 12–4. Schenker was also the head baseball coach at Texas in the spring of 1907, tallying a mark of 16–8.^[1]

Schenker was born on April 21, 1882, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.^[2] He graduated from Yale University in 1905. He died on May 3, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after suffering from liver cancer.^[3]^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas Longhorns (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906)
1906	Texas	9–1	1–1	T–8th
Texas:		9–1	1–1
Mercer Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907	Mercer	3–3	0–3	11th
Mercer:		3–3	0–3
Total:		12–4

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference
Texas Longhorns (Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907	Texas	16–8	15–6
Texas:		16–8 (.667)	15–6 (.714)
Total:		16–8 (.667)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin. "Read the ebook History of Idaho : the gem of the mountains (Volume 4) by James H. Hawley". Ebooksread.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
^ "Death Summons H. R. Schenker". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 5, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Yale University: Obituary Record of Graduates Deceased During the Year Ending July 1, 1922. 1921. pp. 484–6.

External links

H. R. Schenker at Find a Grave

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[1] "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[2] Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin. "Read the ebook History of Idaho : the gem of the mountains (Volume 4) by James H. Hawley". Ebooksread.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

[3] "Death Summons H. R. Schenker". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 5, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] Yale University: Obituary Record of Graduates Deceased During the Year Ending July 1, 1922. 1921. pp. 484–6.

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