Bill Kern

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Bill Kern
Kern pictured in The Monticola 1941, West Virginia yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1906-09-03)September 3, 1906
Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1985(1985-04-05) (aged 78)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1925, 1927Pittsburgh
1929–1930Green Bay Packers
Position(s)
Del Monte Pre-Flight
1946–1947West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall43–36–2
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Bill Kern
Born:(1906-09-02)September 2, 1906
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Died:April 5, 1985(1985-04-05) (aged 78)
Career information
Position(s)Tackle
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
CollegePittsburgh
High schoolWyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA)
Career history
As player
1929–1930Green 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#
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)
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
  • #Rankings from final
    AP Poll
    .

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bill Kern Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "Kern Resigns as West Virginia Coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 26, 1947. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

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