Country Morris
Glen Falls, New York, U.S. | |
Alma mater | Maryland[1] |
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Playing career | |
1911 | Worcester Busters[2] |
1915–18 | Martinsburg Champs/Blue Sox/Mountaineers |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Baseball | |
1915–18 | Martinsburg Champs/Blue Sox/Mountaineers |
1917, 1920 | Clemson |
1920–23, 1926 | Waynesboro Red Birds/Villagers |
Basketball | |
1916–17, 1919–20 | Clemson |
Football | |
1916–17, 1919 | Clemson (assistant) |
1923–1957 | The Albany Academy |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–28 (college baseball) 16–8 (basketball) |
William Gordon "Country" Morris was an American baseball player and baseball, basketball, and football coach. Morris was born in 1890 or 1891 in
In 1916, he as hired as an assistant football coach at
From 1920 to 1923, and in 1926, Morris returned to the Blue Ridge League to coach the
Head coaching record
Baseball
Season | Team | Overall | Postseason | ||||||
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1917 | Clemson | 13–13 | |||||||
1920 | Clemson | 4–15 | |||||||
Total: | 17–28 (.378) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Postseason | ||||||
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1916–17 | Clemson
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8–2 | |||||||
1919–20 | Clemson
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8–6 | |||||||
Total: | 16–8 (.667) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b Keenan, Jimmy. "August 26, 1922: Waynesboro wins despite unruly Martinsburg fans". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Reggie Rawlings, "Legend of the Blue Ridge"" (PDF). Diamonds in the Dusk. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "WILLIAM G. MORRIS, SPORTS DIRECTOR, 85". The New York Times. July 11, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "William Morris". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Bourret, Tim; Sikes, Philip. "2012–13 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 141. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Henessey, Brian. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 157. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "W. Gordon Morris Jr., 85, formerly of Albany". North Country Now. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ISBN 9781586486822. Retrieved August 17, 2023.