William F. Donovan, Sr. (1865 - August 21, 1928), also known as Pooch Donovan was a Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

 coach. In 1907 he became the Harvard University track coach. He was the head Harvard Crimson football

Harvard Crimson football

The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873...

 coach in 1918. He was also the Harvard Crimson baseball coach.

Biography

He was born around 1865 in Natick, Massachusetts

Natick, Massachusetts

Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area...

. He had a brother, Edward S. Donovan

Edward S. Donovan

Edward S. Donovan , also known as Piper Donovan was an American sprinter who was killed in a hit and run accident.-Biography:He was born around 1865 in Natick, Massachusetts and he had a brother, William F. Donovan.-References:...

  who was called Piper Donovan. He married and had as children, Dorothy Marion Donovan; William F. Donovan, Jr.; and John F. Donovan.

He had a heart attack in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 after the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

. He returned home on August 12, 1928. He died on August 21, 1928 and was buried on August 24, 1928.