He played college football at Harvard University, where he was a three-time All-American from 1910 to 1912.

Wendell served as the head football coach at Boston University in 1920, at Williams College from 1921 to 1924, and at Lehigh University from 1925 to 1927, compiling a career college football coaching record of 30–33–4.

He was also the head basketball coach at Boston University for one season, in 1919–20, tallying a mark of 0–6.

[2] Wendell was the 16th head football coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for three seasons, from 1925 until 1927.

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