Clarence Childs

For the American football defensive back, see Clarence Childs (American football).

Clarence Childs

File:Clarence Childs (yearbook photo).jpg Childs from The Arbutus 1916
Biographical details
Born	(1883-07-24)July 24, 1883 Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 16, 1960(1960-09-16) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Playing career
1910	Yale
Position	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913	Wooster
1914–1915	Indiana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1914–1915	Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	8–10–3
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Clarence Childs

File:Clarence Childs.jpg
Personal information
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	NYAC, New York
Achievements and titles
Personal best	52.53 m (1912)
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Hammer throw

Clarence Chester Childs (July 24, 1883 – September 16, 1960) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal in the hammer throw. Childs served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1914 to 1915, compiling a record of 6–7–1.

Biography

He was born on July 24, 1883, in Wooster, Ohio. He lived in Fremont, Ohio for much of his youth, where he played football for the Fremont Football Club. He became Captain of the Yale track team before he competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the hammer throw, where he won the bronze medal. Childs was the football coach at Indiana University and served in France during World War I. Childs was appointed by President Warren Harding to a position within the U.S. Treasury Department but was fired when he attacked a United States Secret Service agent, who was following him on suspicion that Childs had illegally removed sensitive documents. He died in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 1960.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wooster Presbyterians (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1913)
1913	Wooster	2–3–2	1–3–1	T–8th
Wooster:		2–3–2	1–3–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1914–1915)
1914	Indiana	3–4	1–4	8th
1915	Indiana	3–3–1	1–3	8th
Indiana:		6–7–1	2–7
Total:		8–10–3

External links

• Clarence Childs at Find a Grave