Frank Riley Castleman (March 17, 1877 – October 9, 1946) was an

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and

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player, track athlete, and coach in multiple sports. He competed for the United States in the 200 metre hurdles at the

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held in

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, where he won the

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. Castleman was a member of the Greater New York Irish American Athletic Association, which became the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed mainly in the 200 metre hurdles. Castleman graduated from

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in 1906, where he competed in football, baseball, and track and field. Castleman served as the head football coach at the

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in 1906 and 1907, compiling a record of 7–6–4. He was also the head

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coach at Colorado in from 1906 to 1912, tallying a mark of 32–22, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1907 to 1913, amassing a record of 30–17. He was later the track coach at

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, where his team won the 1929 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships. Castleman died at his home in

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, on October 9, 1946, at the age of 69.

Head coaching record

Football

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