Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1885-1944

Person

Staff Only

Biography

Francis Albert “Close the Gates of Mercy” Schmidt was football coach at Henry Kendall College in Tulsa beginning in 1915. In 1919 he became head football coach, which post he held until 1922, the year Kendall College became the University of Tulsa. He then went on to coach at the University of Arkansas, Texas Christian University, and Ohio State University. At Ohio he won two Big Ten Conference championships and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Unidentified man's body, 1921-06-01

Item

Identifier: 1989.004.5.S11

Scope and Contents

A photographic print depicting an unidentified man lying between some tracks and a fence. This same body appears in 4 photographs (1989.004.5.15, 1989.004.5.54, 1989.004.5.s9 1989.004.5.S11). Based on correlating information from these images, the body was lying along the north side of the main Frisco tracks, just west of Cincinnatti Ave.

The title supplied by cataloger. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.

Dates: 1921-06-01

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 archive / Photographs / Francis A. Schmidt Race Riot Photos

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