About Reuben F. Booth
Lived 1878 – 1953 (aged 74). Reuben F. Booth was an American baseball player.
Reuben Fletcher Booth (June 7, 1878 – March 15, 1953) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach. He served as the ninth head football coach at Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University, holding the position for one season in 1904 and compiling a record of 1–6.
Booth attended high school in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from Northwestern University in 1903 with a degree in mathematics. He played third base for Northwestern's baseball team, and lettered for the football team at Northwestern in 1901 and 1902.
After graduation, Booth moved to Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, to work as an assistant in the mathematics department. He coached the football team during the 1904 season. Booth also reportedly coached the Kansas State baseball team in 1905.
In 1906–07, Booth attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, and was at Purdue University the following year. He later settled permanently in Olathe, Kansas.
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Who was Reuben F. Booth?
American football player and coach (1878-1953)
When was Reuben F. Booth born?
Reuben F. Booth was born on 17 June 1878.
When did Reuben F. Booth die?
Reuben F. Booth died on 15 March 1953 in Olathe.
What was Reuben F. Booth's occupation?
Reuben F. Booth was a baseball player.
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Reuben F. Booth was American.
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