Fay Moulton
Fay R. Moulton was an American Olympic sprinter, college football player and coach, and lawyer. He served as the fifth head football coach at Kansas State Agricultural College, holding the position for one season in 1900 and compiling a record of 2–4. Moulton medaled as a sprinter at the 1904 Summer Olympics and the 1906 Intercalated Games.
Early life and football playing career
Moutlon was born in Marion, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1900, lettering for the Kansas Jayhawks football team in the 1898 and 1899 seasons. Moulton is in the KU Athletics Hall of Fame.Coaching career
In 1900, Moulton was hired as the fifth head football coach for Kansas State Agricultural College, in Manhattan, Kansas. His coaching record at Kansas State was 2–4. Moulton also played for the team during the season.During his one year at Kansas State, Moulton's team was outscored by opponents 100–47. The two victories came against Fairmont College under Harry Hess and Kansas Wesleyan University. The win against Kansas Wesleyan was remarkable because Moulton led his team to victory despite the fact that approximately one-third of the team had been placed on academic suspension for failing mid-term exams.
Unlike modern-day teams, Kansas State football did not draw huge crowds in 1900. After K-State lost a home football game to Kansas State Normal by a score of 11–0, one reporter wrote that "The only disgraceful feature of the whole game was the crowd that witnessed it. The gate receipts did not pay one-third of the expenses. Not until there can be free co-operation of both students and college authorities for the support of the cause can K.A.C. ever hope to be successful on the intercollegiate athletic field."