William W. Church
Church cropped from 1897 Purdue team photo | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois | December 17, 1874
Died |
March 28, 1966 91) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged
Alma mater | Princeton University (1897) |
Playing career | |
1896 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1897 | Purdue |
1899, 1901 | Georgetown |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 13–8–4 |
William Wells Church (December 17, 1874 – March 28, 1966) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University for one season, in 1897, and at Georgetown University for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a career college football record of 5–3–1. A native of Chicago,[1] he was an alumnus of Princeton University. He married Mary Myrtle Brock in 1902.[2]
He later resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he died in 1966.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1897) | |||||||||
1897 | Purdue | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
Purdue: | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
1899 | Georgetown | 5–2–1 | |||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Georgetown | 3–3–2 | |||||||
Georgetown: | 8–5–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 13–8–4 |
References
- ↑ Hughes, T.P.; Munsell, F. (1898). American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States. 1888[-1898. Ed. by Frank Munsell. J. Munsell's sons. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
- ↑ "Duodecennial record of the class of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven ... number four, 1909 ...". archive.org. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
- ↑ "William W Church (1874 - 1966) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
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