Bill Warner (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Springville, New York, U.S. | January 24, 1881
Died | February 12, 1944 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 63)
Playing career | |
1899–1902 | Cornell |
1902 | Syracuse A. A. |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1903 | Cornell |
1904 | Sherman Institute (CA) |
1905 | North Carolina |
1906–1907 | Colgate |
1908 | Sherman Institute (CA) |
1909 | Saint Louis |
1910–1911 | Oregon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–20–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1971 (profile) |
William Jay Warner (January 24, 1881 – February 12, 1944) was an
Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1971.
Following his playing career at Cornell University, Warner was the head football coach at Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, Colgate University, Saint Louis University, and the University of Oregon. He also coached football at Sherman Institute—now known as Sherman Indian High School—in Riverside, California.[1]
Warner was the brother of famed football coach
professional indoor football game as his Syracuse squad upset the heavily favored "New York
" team. While Glenn was injured during the event with a head injury, Bill and the rest of the Syracuse team went on to win the event.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Cornell (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Cornell | 6–3–1 | |||||||
Cornell: | 6–3–1 | ||||||||
North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
1905 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | |||||||
North Carolina: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
Colgate (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | Colgate | 4–2–2 | |||||||
1907 | Colgate | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Colgate: | 8–6–3 | ||||||||
Saint Louis Blue and White (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Saint Louis | 3–5 | |||||||
Saint Louis: | 3–5 | ||||||||
Oregon Webfoots (Independent) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
1910 | Oregon | 4–1 | |||||||
1911 | Oregon | 3–2 | |||||||
Williams: | 7–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 28–20–5 |
References
Additional sources
- Carroll, Bob (1980). "The First Football World Series" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 2 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
- Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. ISBN 0-19-511913-4.
- McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.