Ferdinand H. Duncan Explained

School:Florida Gators
Birth Date:7 June 1896
Birth Place:Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:200
Currentposition:End
Pastschools:
Highlights:
  • All-time Florida team (1935)

Ferdinand Henry "Ferd" "Dunc" Duncan (June 7, 1896 – September 8, 1976) was an American college football player. He was later a traveling salesman.[1]

Duncan played football at the University of South Dakota, where he was captain of the 1916 team. He was a prominent end for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.[2] [3] Coach William G. Kline brought in players from "the University of Oklahoma and the western states" such as Duncan and Ark Newton upon his arrival.[4] He scored all of Florida's points in one of the programs first big victories, over Alabama in 1921.[5] Coach Stegeman of Georgia wrote in Spalding's Football Guide that year "Florida, for the first time, had a strong team."[6]

Duncan was then captain of the 1922 Florida team, ranked by Spalding's Football Guide as the best forward passing team in the country.[7] It was also the first Florida team to play Harvard.[8] In that game, "Robinson and Duncan stood out all afternoon."[9] He scored all of the points in the win over Oglethorpe.[10] An all-time Florida team selected by George Trevor in 1935 puts Duncan at first team end, opposite Dale Van Sickel.[11] Duncan was also a forward on the basketball team.

Notes and References

  1. News: Outlook. St. Petersburg Times. March 24, 1933. Pete Norton.
  2. News: Five Sets of Ends To Bid For Two Varsity Wing Positions On Florida Team This Year. Evening Independent. Frank S. Wright. August 17, 1935.
  3. Web site: University Record of the University of Florida: Undergraduate catalog. University of. Florida. August 7, 2018. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Typescript of a 'History of the University of Florida' by Klein Graham. ufdc.ufl.edu.
  5. News: Alabama is Loser 9-2. Atlanta Constitution. 14. November 12, 1921. August 22, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  6. Book: Spalding's Football Guide. 1922 . 89.
  7. News: 'Ark' Newton Ready To Go. Newton. Virgil M.. September 19, 1923. St. Petersburg Times.
  8. News: Gators Start For Harvard. The Evening Independent. November 1, 1922.
  9. News: Harvard Subs Find Florida Team Easy. 26. November 5, 1922. The New York Times. August 20, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: Oglethorpe Is Defeated by Florida Gator, 12-0; Duncan Proves Big Star. Paul Warwick. 1. November 26, 1922. Atlanta Constitution. August 21, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  11. Web site: Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Florida vs. Tulane :: Tulane University Football Programs . August 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060619/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16313coll13/id/212 . March 4, 2016 . dead .