Arthur Hale Curtis
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1881 Portage, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1955 (aged 74) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1898–1901 | Wisconsin |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902 | Kansas |
| 1903–1904 | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–10–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1901) | |
Arthur Hale Curtis (May 20, 1881 – November 13, 1955) was an American football player, coach, and gynecologist. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas in 1902 and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1903 to 1904, compiling a career college football record of 17–10–1. Curtis earned an MD degree from Rush Medical College in 1905. He interned at Cook County Hospital and became a member of the Northwestern University Medical School faculty in 1910. Curtis was born on May 20, 1881, in Portage, Wisconsin. He died of November 13, 1955, at his apartment in the Homestead hotel, in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Jayhawks (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Kansas | 6–4 | |||||||
| Kansas: | 6–4 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers (Western Conference) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Wisconsin | 6–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1904 | Wisconsin | 5–3 | 0–3 | T–7th | |||||
| Wisconsin: | 11–6–1 | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–10–1 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Arthur Curtis Dies; Physician And Grid Coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 14, 1955. p. 78. Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
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- Feinberg School of Medicine faculty
- Rush Medical College alumni
- People from Portage, Wisconsin
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