Laurence Bankart
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Laurence Hardy Bankart was an American football
player and coach. He was the 15th head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders
located in the Village of Hamilton
in Madison County, New York
and he held that position for five seasons, for 1910 and then again from 1913 until 1916. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 28 wins, 7 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him sixth at Colgate in terms of total wins and second at Colgate in terms of winning percentage. Bankhart's five years as coach was the longest-tenured football coach at Colage since the first coach Samuel Colgate, Jr. headed the program for three years (some sources say two) until 1929, when Andrew "Andy" Kerr
took over the program for 18 seasons. Bankart was born on October 16, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He was the 15th head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
located in the Village of Hamilton
Hamilton (village), New York
The Village of Hamilton is a village located within the town of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA.-Geography and climate:The village, located at , lies in the Chenango Valley, just south of the headwaters of the Chenango River. The village is approximately southeast of Syracuse and ...
in Madison County, New York
Madison County, New York
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...
and he held that position for five seasons, for 1910 and then again from 1913 until 1916. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 28 wins, 7 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him sixth at Colgate in terms of total wins and second at Colgate in terms of winning percentage. Bankhart's five years as coach was the longest-tenured football coach at Colage since the first coach Samuel Colgate, Jr. headed the program for three years (some sources say two) until 1929, when Andrew "Andy" Kerr
Andrew Kerr
Andrew "Andy" Kerr IV was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University , Washington & Jefferson College , Colgate University , and Lebanon Valley College , compiling a career college football record...
took over the program for 18 seasons. Bankart was born on October 16, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts.