Billy Wasmund
Biographical details | |
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Born | December 1887 Michigan, U.S. |
Died | October 4, 1911 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 23)
Playing career | |
1907–1909 | Michigan |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1910 | Texas |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–2 |
William Stephen Wasmund (December 1887 – October 4, 1911) was an American football player and coach.
Wasmund was born in December 1887 in
fullback for the school's college football team for two years.[2] Wasmund's play at Lafayette attracted the attention of Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Wasmund transferred to Michigan where Yost developed him into a quarterback. Wasmund was the Wolverines' starting quarterback for three years, from 1907 to 1909.[2]
In 1910, the
rupture of the bladder and peritonitis. Wasmund was 23 years old at the time of his death.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas Longhorns (Independent) (1910) | |||||||||
1910 | Texas | 6–2 | |||||||
Texas: | 6–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–2 |
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Detroit Ward 13, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T623_752; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 145.
- ^ a b c d "Wasmund's Fall Results in Death: University of Texas Football Coach Succumbs to Injuries Sustained While Walking in His Sleep". San Antonio Light. October 5, 1911.
- ^ "University of Texas Head Coaches". Mack Brown Texas Football. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24.
Further reading
- Blair, Sam (September 4, 1992). "Building a Dynasty: Wasmund faithful to the end". Dallas Morning News.