American football player and sports coach (1889–1932)
Percy Wendell
Wendell at Harvard in 1912
Biographical details
Born
(1889-07-16)July 16, 1889 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
March 13, 1932(1932-03-13) (aged 42) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1910–1912
Harvard
Position(s)
Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920
Boston University
1921–1924
Williams
1925–1927
Lehigh
Basketball
1919–1920
Boston University
Head coaching record
Overall
30–33–4 (football) 0–6 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× National (1910, 1912)
Awards
2× Consensus All-American (1910, 1911)
Second-team All-American (1912)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1972 (profile)
Percy Langdon "Bullet" Wendell (July 16, 1889 – March 13, 1932) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He played college football at Harvard University, where he was a three-time All-American from 1910 to 1920. Wendell served as the head football coach at Boston University in 1920, at Williams College from 1921 to 1924, and at Lehigh University from 1925 to 1927, compiling a career college football coaching record of 30–33–4. He was also the head basketball coach at Boston University for one season, in 1919–20, tallying a mark of 0–6. Wendell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1972.
Percy Langdon "Bullet" Wendell (July 16, 1889 – March 13, 1932) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He played college...
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Mysterious Walker (1917) No team (1918) Joseph W. Brooks (1919–1920) PercyWendell (1921–1924) Douglas Lawson (1925–1927) Charlie Caldwell (1928–1942)...
Henry Crane (1915–1916) V. B. Allison (1916–1918) No team (1918–1919) PercyWendell (1919–1920) No coach (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) No coach (1923–1924)...
as a co-national champion by the National Championship Foundation. PercyWendell was the team captain. Three Harvard players were consensus first-team...
177 pounds in 1907. Wendell received a Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1908 or 1909. His younger brother, PercyWendell, also starred in Harvard's...
opponents by a total of 49 to 48. In July 1920, PercyWendell was hired at the school's head football coach. Wendell had been an All-American football fullback...
fourth-year head coach Percy Haughton. Walter Camp selected two Harvard players, guard Bob Fisher and halfback PercyWendell, as first-team members of...
Tom Keady (1912–1920) Frank Glick (1921) James A. Baldwin (1922–1924) PercyWendell (1925–1927) A. Austin Tate (1928–1933) Glen Harmeson (1934–1941) George...
Tom Keady (1912–1920) Frank Glick (1921) James A. Baldwin (1922–1924) PercyWendell (1925–1927) A. Austin Tate (1928–1933) Glen Harmeson (1934–1941) George...
football—national champions Charles Brickley Sam Felton Harvey Hitchcock Huntington Hardwick Stan Pennock Bob Storer PercyWendell Head coach Percy Haughton...
Mysterious Walker (1917) No team (1918) Joseph W. Brooks (1919–1920) PercyWendell (1921–1924) Douglas Lawson (1925–1927) Charlie Caldwell (1928–1942)...
college football season. In its third and final season under head coach PercyWendell, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 196...
Henry Crane (1915–1916) V. B. Allison (1916–1918) No team (1918–1919) PercyWendell (1919–1920) No coach (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) No coach (1923–1924)...
Henry Crane (1915–1916) V. B. Allison (1916–1918) No team (1918–1919) PercyWendell (1919–1920) No coach (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) No coach (1923–1924)...
Henry Crane (1915–1916) V. B. Allison (1916–1918) No team (1918–1919) PercyWendell (1919–1920) No coach (1920–1922) No team (1922–1923) No coach (1923–1924)...
1926 college football season. In its second season under head coach PercyWendell, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored by a total of 168...
advisory staff. "BRICKLEY IS HERO OF VICTORY FOR CRIMSON: With Captain Wendell Out of the Game With a Lame Ankle, Brunt of Work Falls on Half back—Felton's...
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