Wingate "Wink" Rollins (September 17, 1894 – March 9, 1978) was an American athlete and coach for the Harvard Crimson.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1894 West Roxbury, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1978 (aged 83) Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Playing career | |
| 1912–1915 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1916 | Harvard (Freshmen) |
| 1917 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–1–3 |
Early life
editRollins was born on September 17, 1894, in West Roxbury to James Wingate and Clara Boyden (Clark) Rollins.[1] His father was a civil engineer and a partner of the firm Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins.[2] Rollins was captain of the Roxbury Latin School football team and was a Boston Athletic Association track and field and swimming champion.[3][4][5]
Harvard
editRollins was a reserve back on the Harvard Crimson football team and excelled in the 40-yard dash and shot-put.[6][7] He graduated in 1916 and attended the Citizens' Military Training Camp in Plattsburgh, New York that summer.[1] He returned to Cambridge, Massachusetts that fall as a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and coach of the Harvard freshman football team. He was also a member of the United States Navy aviation detachment at MIT.[1][8] He was the head coach of the 1917 Harvard "informal" varsity football team.[8] On March 23, 1918, he married Ruth Whittier.[9] He served as Harvard's head football coach during 1919 spring practice.[8] He graduated with a degree in engineering administration in 1919.[10]
Later life
editAfter a stint with the E. H. Rollins investment bank, Rollins went to work in the engineering contracting business.[1] Ruth Whittier Rollins died on May 21, 1968.[11] His second wife, Sarabelle (Gilbert) Rollins, died on October 25, 1975.[12] Rollins died on March 9, 1978. He was survived by two children and thirteen grandchildren. He was interred in Milton Cemetery.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Harvard College Class of 1916 Secretary's Third Report. 1922. pp. 385–386. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Worcester, J. Fox; Worcester, Sarah (1914). The Descendants of Rev. William Worcester. Boston: Hudson Printing Company. p. 121. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Roxbury Latin 8, Noble & Greenough 6; Capt Rollins' Field Goal and 43-Yard Sprint for Touchdown Give His Team Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. November 10, 1911.
- ^ "Three Firsts Go To Wingate Rollins". The Boston Daily Globe. April 24, 1912.
- ^ "B. A. A. Juniors Swim Well". The Boston Daily Globe. April 28, 1911.
- ^ The Harvard University Register. Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company. 1916. p. 141. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Stirring Relay Races Put on at Harvard Winter Track Carnival". The Boston Daily Globe. February 17, 1916.
- ^ a b c "Rollins Replaces Haughton". The New York Times. April 4, 1919.
- ^ "Ensign Wingate Rollins and Miss Ruth Whittier Married at Milton". The Boston Daily Globe. March 24, 1918.
- ^ The Technology Review. The Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1919. p. 540. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Deaths". The Boston Globe. May 24, 1968.
- ^ "Deaths". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1975.
- ^ "Deaths". The Boston Globe. March 10, 1978.