Frank A. "Dutch" Sommer (January 1, 1886 – April 1, 1942) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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(1912), Pennsylvania Military College—now known as

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(1913), Villanova College—now

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(1914–1915, 1924), and Michigan Agricultural College—now

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(1916), compiling a career record of 26–13–5. Sommer coached at Colgate in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–2. He then coached at Villanova for 1914, 1915, and later for one season in 1924. His overall record there was 12–9–2. In his only season at Michigan Agricultural in 1916, Sommer led the Spartans to a 4–2–1 record. Sommer was an All-American halfback from the

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. He earned a

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degree at Penn, graduating in 1913. Sommer died on April 1, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in

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Head coaching record

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