Arthur McArthur Devlin (October 16, 1879 – September 18, 1948) was an American athlete and coach. He is most known for his

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career from to .

College career

Devlin attended

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in Washington, D.C., where he played baseball and football. As a senior in 1900, he served as the team captain. He was a standout back, and in 1900 was considered competitive for the

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All-American team if it had not been restricted to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton players.

Coaching career

He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&M, now North Carolina State, for the 1902 and 1903 seasons. During that time, Devlin's teams compiled a 7–8–2 record for a

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of .471. In the early 1920s, Devlin served as the head baseball coach at

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. In the late 1920s, Devlin served as a basketball coach at the

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Baseball career

Devlin spent most of his nine-year baseball career with the

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, where he started as their

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in 1904. In 1905 Devlin stole 59 bases, sharing the

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lead with Billy Maloney of the

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. Devlin was traded to the

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in 1911, where he played for two years as a backup infielder until his retirement in 1913. Devlin had a short temper and on one occasion in 1910, jumped into the grandstand at the

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to beat up a fan who called him a "dog". In 1313 games over 10 seasons, Devlin posted a .269

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(1185-for-4412) with 603 runs, 10

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, 508 RBI and 285

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. Defensively, he recorded a .946

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. Devlin died in

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a month before his 69th birthday.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

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