Frank H. Mahan

Born: October 17, 1867, in Griggsville, Illinois

Frank was the son of George and Sarah Hoyt Mahan.

Died: February 11, 1905, of pneumonia at the age of 37 in Springfield, Massachusetts

Wife: Maude McEwen Henderson Mahan (1868-1945)

Frank and Maude were married on July 5, 1893, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They are both buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Children: William Henry Mahan, Louise Mahan, Maude Mahan Nelson, and Hoyt Henderson Nelson

Items of Interest

Worked in the furniture business in Pine Bluff, Arkansas prior to arriving in Springfield to attend the International YMCA Training School
History will always show that Mahan was the person who named the sport! For the story, see here
While working at the YMCA in Charlotte, North Carolina, was appointed General Secretary for the association work among soldiers in Tampa, Florida during the Spanish-American War (Asheville, NC Citizen-Times, May 20, 1898)
At age 37, was the first of the Original Team members to pass away
Among seven Original Team players who were football teammates of Dr. James Naismith. He played football with Amos Alonzo Stagg on the 1891 team and with Dr. Naismith on the 1891 and 1892 squads
Among the 18 Original Team members inducted into the inaugural class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 3, 1959

1893: Graduated from the Secretarial Department of the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College)

1893-1899: General Secretary, YMCA, Charlotte, North Carolina

1899-1905: General Secretary, YMCA, Lynn, Massachusetts