Fred Huggins | |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1899 |
Death Place: | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1916 |
Player Team1: | Brown |
Player Years2: | 1918 |
Player Team2: | Brown |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1921–1924 |
Coach Team1: | Providence |
Coach Years2: | 1928 |
Coach Team2: | Newport Naval |
Coach Years3: | 1930 |
Coach Team3: | Navy (assistant) |
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Frederick Anthony Huggins (March 6, 1899 – July 15, 1976) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island from 1921 to 1924, compiling a record of 15–15–2.[1] Huggins was named to the 1918 College Football All-America Team as a guard while playing for Brown University.[2]
Huggins entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. After serving in the Pacific War during World War II, he was discharged four years later with the rank of major. Huggins worked for the Veterans Administration from 1946 until his retirement in 1965.He died on July 15, 1976, at his home in Newport, Rhode Island.[3] [4]