Bill Kern
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 3, 1906
Died | April 5, 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 78)
Playing career | |
1925, 1927 | Pittsburgh |
1929–1930 | Green Bay Packers |
Position(s) | Del Monte Pre-Flight |
1946–1947 | West Virginia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 43–36–2 |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Born: | Kingston, Pennsylvania | September 2, 1906
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Died: | April 5, 1985 | (aged 78)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
College | Pittsburgh |
High school | Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1929–1930 | Green Bay Packers |
William Franklin Kern (September 2, 1906 – April 5, 1985) was an
Carnegie Institute of Technology from 1937 to 1939 and at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1942 and again in 1946 and 1947, compiling a career record of 36–35–2. In 1938, he led the Carnegie Tech Tartans to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the national champion TCU Horned Frogs
, 15–7.
Playing career
As a player in college, he was a first-team All-American
NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1929 and 1930.[2]
Coaching career
Kern's tenure at West Virginia was interrupted by military service during World War II. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Carnegie Tech Tartans (Independent) (1937–1939) | |||||||||
1937 | Carnegie Tech | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1938 | Carnegie Tech | 7–2 | L Sugar | 6 | |||||
1939 | Carnegie Tech | 3–5 | |||||||
Carnegie Tech: | 12–12–1 | ||||||||
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1940–1942) | |||||||||
1940 | West Virginia | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1941 | West Virginia | 4–6 | |||||||
1942 | West Virginia | 5–4 | |||||||
Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators (Independent) (1943)
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1943 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | 7–1 | 8 | ||||||
Del Monte Pre-Flight: | 7–1 | ||||||||
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
1946 | West Virginia | 5–5 | |||||||
1947 | West Virginia | 6–4 | |||||||
West Virginia: | 24–23–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 43–36–2 | ||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ Borghetti, E.J.; Nestor, Mendy; Welsh, Celeste, eds. (2008). 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. p. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Bill Kern Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Kern Resigns as West Virginia Coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 26, 1947. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bill Kern at Find a Grave