Bill Hollenback

Bill Hollenback

Hollenback in 1910
Biographical details
Born	(1886-02-22)February 22, 1886 Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 12, 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 82) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1904–1908	Penn
1921	Union Quakers of Philadelphia
Position(s)	Fullback, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909	Penn State
1910	Missouri
1911–1914	Penn State
1912, 1915	Pennsylvania Military
1916	Syracuse
1919	Penn (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	46–19–8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1908)
Awards
2× Consensus All-American (1906, 1908) Second-team All-American (1907)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile)

William Marshall "Big Bill" Hollenback (February 22, 1886 – March 12, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an All-American fullback three straight years, from 1906 to 1908. Hollenback served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University (1909, 1911–1914), the University of Missouri (1910), Pennsylvania Military College, now Widener University (1912, 1915), and Syracuse University (1916), compiling a career college football record of 46–19–8. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951.

Early life and playing career

Born in

Hollenback served briefly as the president of the Bird Coal Company in 1914. He also owned the William M. Hollenback Coal Company. He was also active in politics, and served on the Philadelphia City Council from 1940 to 1944.

Family and death

Hollenback married Marion Cressman in 1917. They had one child, William M. Hollenback, Jr. His older brother, Jack Hollenback, was also a head football coach at Penn State. Hollenback died on March 12, 1968, at Bryn Mawr Convalescent Center in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Head coaching record

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

References