C. K. Fauver


Clayton King Fauver was an American football coach during the late 19th century. In 1895, he became the first paid coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In 1896, Fauver served as the head coach at Oberlin College, compiling a record of 531. Fauver was also a Major League pitcher for the Louisville Colonels.

Fauver was born on August 1, 1872 in North Eaton, Ohio. He was the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Fauver. He lived in North Eaton until his family moved to Oberlin, Ohio where he attended Oberlin Academy. Fauver father was a prominent citizen in Lorain County, Ohio where he served as Lorain County commissioner and Mayor of the town of Oberlin. Clayton Fauver had several siblings including Alfred Fauver, a former Lorain County Surveyor, Louis B. Fauver who played football with Clayton Fauver at Oberlin, and twin brothers, Edward Fauver and Edgar Fauver, who were both were wellknown coaches and college athletic administrators.

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