Carlton Palmer (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1895 Salamanca, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Lewis Institute |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1914 | American College of Physical Education |
| 1915–1916 | Lewis Institute |
| Baseball | |
| 1914 | American College of Physical Education |
| 1916–1917 | Lewis Institute |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1927 | Tusculum |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Vanderbilt |
| 1926–1928 | Tusculum |
| Baseball | |
| 1918 | Vanderbilt |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1918 | Camp Grant (assistant AD) |
| 1926–1928 | Tusculum |
Wallace Carlton "Ralph" Palmer (born May 8, 1895) was an American college football, basketball and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee from 1926 to 1928. He previously served as the head men's basketball coach (1917–1918) and baseball coach (1918) at Vanderbilt University.[1] During World War I, Carlson was assistant athletic director at Camp Grant.[2]
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 626. Retrieved July 3, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Tusculum Signs Carlton Palmer As Grid Mentor". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. May 7, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .