About Perry W. Jenkins
Lived 1867 – 1955 (aged 88). Perry W. Jenkins was an American american football player and politician.
Perry Wilson Jenkins (April 5, 1867 – June 19, 1955) was an American college football player and coach, college president, and state senator. He served as the head football coach at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa in 1895, compiling a record of 1–1–1. Prior to that, Jenkins was a started quarterback at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Jenkins served as the president of Amity College in College Springs, Iowa in the mid-1890s. He later served as the President of the Wyoming State Senate in 1927. He is nicknamed "The Father of Sublette County, Wyoming".
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Who was Perry W. Jenkins?
American coach and politician (1867-1955)
When was Perry W. Jenkins born?
Perry W. Jenkins was born on 5 April 1867 in Mount Carmel.
When did Perry W. Jenkins die?
Perry W. Jenkins died on 19 June 1955 in Salt Lake City.
What was Perry W. Jenkins's occupation?
Perry W. Jenkins was an american football player and politician.
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Perry W. Jenkins was American.
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