Fielding Yost was born on April 30, 1871 in Fairview, West Virginia, USA. He is known for The Quarterback (1926). He died on April 20, 1946 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
College football coach at Ohio Wesleyan, Nebraska, Kansas, Stanford, and Michigan, 1897-1926. His record at the University of Michigan (1901-1923, 1925-1926): 165 wins, 29 losses, 10 ties.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 (charter class).
Inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1979.
Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 (inaugural class).