Background
Tom Fennell was the son of Thomas McCarthy Fennell.
Tom Fennell was the son of Thomas McCarthy Fennell.
He graduated from Cornell Law School, and was admitted to the Barometer
He served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati in 1897 and at Pennsylvania State University from 1904 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 42–18–2. During his legal career, he was City Attorney of Elmira, County Attorney of Chemung County, and First Deputy Secretary of State of New New York In November 1910, he ran on the Republican ticket for New York State Treasurer but was defeated.
Fennell was inducted into Cornell Athletic Fennell was described as a "star" in three different sports while at Cornell: Football, Men"s Crew, and Men"s Track as well as being Heavyweight Champion in boxing. The Cornell states that Fennell rowed on the 1895 crew that participated in England’s Henley Regatta. During their second round race against Trinity Hall, Fennell fainted in the latter stages of the race and required medical attention. He was the center on the 1895 football team quarterbacked by Cornell’s first All-American, Clint Wyckoff. Fennell was Penn State's first full-time head football coach and served in that capacity from 1904-1908, compiling a five-year record of 33-17-1, with his 06 team going 8-1-1. He gave up coaching to devote time to his law practice in Elmira, New York, and later served as a judge of the New York State Court of Claims, and as first deputy Attorney-General of New New York Fennell"s Nephew, Thomas Francis Fennell II, Class of 1926, is also a Cornell Athletic r.
Fennell played football at Cornell University, where he is a member of their Athletic.
