Bill Lange (coach)
Wittenberg | |
Position(s) | Kenyon |
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Administrative career ( Kenyon | |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 71–35–6 (football) 219–144 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 5 SoCon tournament (1940) | |
William Fisher Lange (February 16, 1897 – June 22, 1953) was an American
Early years
Lange was born in
Lange attended
Wittenberg College
Lange subsequently enrolled at
Coaching career
High school coach
After graduating from Wittenberg, Lange coached high school sports at London, Ohio. During the 1922–23 academic year, he was a coach at West Tech High School in Cleveland.[1]
Cleveland Rosenblums
While coaching high school basketball in Cleveland, Lange also coached the
Muskingum College
In September 1923, he was hired as the athletic director and head coach at
At the time of the
University of North Carolina
In July 1936, Lange left Muskingum to accept a position at the
Kenyon College
In 1944, Lange left North Carolina to become the athletic director for Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.[19][20] Lange also served as Kenyon's head football and basketball coach during the 1944–1945 school year.[12] In his lone season as the basketball coach, the Kenyon Lords compiled one win—a 30–29 away game defeat of Kent State.[12]
Later years and honors
Lange retired from coaching in 1945 and moved to Florida. He lived in Englewood, Florida, and worked as a commission merchant dealing in citrus fruit. He later moved to Leesburg, Florida where he operated a tourist court for three years.[21] In June 1953, he died at age 56 while visiting friends in Wadsworth, Ohio.[22][23][24]
In 1980, Lange was selected as one of the inaugural inductees into the Muskingum University Athletic Hall of Fame.[25] He was also inducted into the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.[8]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Muskingum Fighting Muskies (Ohio Athletic Conference ) (1923–1935)
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1922 | Muskingum | 5–3 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
1924 | Muskingum | 2–6 | 2–5 | T–15th | |||||
1925 | Muskingum | 4–3–1 | 3–3 | 10th | |||||
1926 | Muskingum | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1927 | Muskingum | 8–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
1928 | Muskingum | 4–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1929 | Muskingum | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1930 | Muskingum | 6–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1931 | Muskingum | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1932 | Muskingum | 4–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 7th | |||||
1933 | Muskingum | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
1934 | Muskingum | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 6th | |||||
1935 | Muskingum | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
Muskingum: | 71–32–6 | 52–22–5 | |||||||
Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference ) (1923–1935)
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1944 | Kenyon | 0–3 | NA | NA | |||||
Kenyon: | 0–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 71–35–6 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Muskingum Fighting Muskies (Ohio Athletic Conference ) (1923–1936)
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1923–24 | Muskingum | 6–11 | 2–11 | 18th | |||||
1924–25 | Muskingum | 3–11 | 1–8 | 18th | |||||
1925–26 | Muskingum | 17–2 | 9–0 | T–1st | |||||
1926–27 | Muskingum | 19–2 | 11–0 | 1st | |||||
1927–28 | Muskingum | 13–7 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
1928–29 | Muskingum | 9–10 | 7–3 | T–4th | |||||
1929–30 | Muskingum | 7–9 | 7–4 | 4th | |||||
1930–31 | Muskingum | 14–6 | 11–3 | 3rd | |||||
1931–32 | Muskingum | 10–9 | 6–8 | 10th | |||||
1932–33 | Muskingum | 6–9 | 5–6 | 9th | |||||
1933–34 | Muskingum | 5–8 | 5–8 | T–12th | |||||
1934–35 | Muskingum | 13–3 | 12–3 | T–2nd | |||||
1935–36 | Muskingum | 11–7 | 9–6 | 9th | |||||
Muskingum: | 133–94 | 93–61 | |||||||
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1939–1944) | |||||||||
1939–40 | North Carolina | 23–3 | 11–2 | 2nd | |||||
1940–41 | North Carolina | 19–9 | 14–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
1941–42 | North Carolina | 14–9 | 9–5 | 7th | |||||
1942–43 | North Carolina | 12–10 | 8–9 | 11th | |||||
1943–44 | North Carolina | 17–10 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
North Carolina: | 85–41 | 51–18 | |||||||
Kenyon Lords (Ohio Athletic Conference ) (1944–1945)
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1944–45 | Kenyon | 1–9 | 1–9 | 12th | |||||
Kenyon: | 1–9 | 1–9 | |||||||
Total: | 219–144 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- General
- Powell, Adam (2005). University of North Carolina Basketball. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4150-8.
- Rappoport, Ken (1976). Tar Heel: North Carolina basketball. Srode Publishing. ISBN 0-87397-113-2.
- Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-489-X.
Charles Doak basketball.
- "2009–10 Basketball Carolina Tar Heels Media Guide" (PDF). UNC Athletic Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e "William F. Lang, Musking'm Coach, Arrives Today". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). September 7, 1923.
- ^ a b c Entry for William Fisher Lange, Huron, Ohio, born in Cleveland, Feb. 16, 1897. Ancestry.com. Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. This database contains a multi-volume series called Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18.
- ^ Census entry for Adam Fisher and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Berlin, Erie, Ohio; Roll: T624_1178; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0039; Image: 574; FHL Number: 1375191.
- ^ a b c d e "William Lange Accepts Post On Football Coaching Staff Of University North Carolina: Popular Coach Has Been Connected With Mukingum for 13 Years". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). July 7, 1936.
- ^ Draft Registration Card dated June 5, 1918, for William Fisher Lange, born Feb. 16, 1897, Cleveland, Ohio. Closest relative Mary Lange of Berlin Heights, Ohio. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration Location: Erie County, Ohio; Roll: 1832193; Draft Board: 0.
- ^ Census entry for Mary Lange, age 53, and family. William Lange was age 22. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Huron, Erie, Ohio; Roll: T625_1378; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 100.
- ^ "Friendly Coaches To Clash Saturday in Bishop-Muskie Game: Ohio Wesleyan Faces Tough Opponent in Bill Lange's Organization". The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio). February 6, 1931.
- ^ a b c d "Wittenberg University Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 1987 Announced". Wittenberg University. May 27, 1987. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
- ^ "UNC Coaching". Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lange Accepts Job: Joins Coaching Staff At University of North Carolina". The Portsmouth Times. July 7, 1936.
- ^ "2009 Muskingum Football Media Guide" (PDF). Muskingum University.
- ^ a b c Howe, F. Lawrence (Summer 2010). "Hardwood Heroes". Alumni Bulletin. Kenyon College. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ "William Lange". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Wittenberg To Give Courses: Coach Godfrey to Give Grid Course -- Lange Heads Basketball School". Youngstown Vindicator. March 10, 1927.
- ^ "'Muskies' ON Top in Brilliant Cage Duel With Duquesne University: Ohio Conference Champions topple Pennsylvania Leaders 30 to 18 After Hard Struggle". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). February 23, 1927.
- ^ Census entry for William F. Lange and family. Lange was identified in the census as age 33 and a native of Ohio. The entry indicates that both of his parents were born in Ohio. His occupation was listed as a teacher of athletics. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Union, Muskingum, Ohio; Roll: 1858; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 1048.0.
- ^ Rappoport 2002, p. 27
- ^ Powell 2005, p. 30
- ^ Powell 2005, p. 33
- ^ "Carnevale, Ex-N.Y.U. Ace, To Coach North Carolina Five" (PDF). The New York Times. October 22, 1944.
- ^ "One-Time Coach At Muskingum College Dies". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). June 23, 1953. p. 1.
- ^ "Ex-Coach Dies". Times-Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio). June 23, 1953. p. 8.
- ^ "Bill Lange Dies". The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio). June 23, 1953. p. 20.
- ^ "William F. Lange Rites Thursday". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). June 24, 1953. p. 9.
- ^ "Muskingum University Athletic Hall of Fame Members" (PDF). Muskingum University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-27.