Frederick Stanley Sefton (August 7, 1888 – March 11, 1976) was an American college football,

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coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

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for nine seasons, from 1915 to 1923, compiling a record of 33–34–4. Sefton also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for a total of 11 seasons, nine from 1916 to 1924 and two more from 1925 to 1927, tallying a total mark of 103–42. He played college football at Colgate University. Sefton died on March 11, 1976, at Akron General Medical Center in

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