13 Facts About Fred Ewing

Fred E "Buck" Ewing was an American football coach and physician.

Fred Ewing was the first Oklahoma football coach to require players to be academically eligible.

Fred Ewing played on the football there, including as its captain during the 1902 season, and was considered the greatest tackle the school ever produced.

Fred Ewing was elected the president of the Inter-State Oratorical Society and president of the graduating class of 1903.

Fred Ewing was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Fred Ewing's coaching career began in 1903 at Fargo College in Fargo, North Dakota.

In 1904, Fred Ewing took a hiatus from medical school to become the fifth head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team.

Fred Ewing was the first coach at the school to insist upon fielding only academically eligible players, and the first Oklahoma coach to not play on the team himself.

In 1905, Fred Ewing signed a two-year contract to coach at his alma mater, Knox College, and continued his medical schooling at Rush between the football seasons.

In 1912, Fred Ewing moved back to Galesburg to work as a surgeon.

Fred Ewing later moved to North Dakota, where he built a hospital and became the youngest president of the state medical society.

Fred Ewing lived in Oakland, California in the late 1930s and 1940s, and was an active member of the Kiwanis Club.

In 1940, Fred Ewing spoke at a Berkeley, California YMCA, and said attributes required of championship athletes included the "ability to rise to great heights in emergencies".