Royce Purinton

Royce Purinton
Biographical details
Born	October 27, 1877; West Bowdoin, Maine, U.S.
Died	March 25, 1919 (aged 41); Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater	Bates (1900)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1902	Bates
1904–1917	Bates
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1907	Bates

Royce Davis Purinton (October 27, 1877 – March 25, 1919) was an American football coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at Bates College in 1902 and from 1904 to 1917.^[2]

Purinton died of heart failure, on March 25, 1919, in Lewiston, Maine.^[3]

References

^ Who's Who in New England. A.N. Marquis. 1915. p. 881. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Bates Student". Class of 1907 Bates College. April 1, 1906. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ "Royce D. Purinton, Director Of Athletics At Bates, Dead". Norwich Bulletin. Norwich, Connecticut. March 26, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Royce Purinton at Find a Grave

[1] Who's Who in New England. A.N. Marquis. 1915. p. 881. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "Bates Student". Class of 1907 Bates College. April 1, 1906. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[3] "Royce D. Purinton, Director Of Athletics At Bates, Dead". Norwich Bulletin. Norwich, Connecticut. March 26, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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