Williams Newton

Williams Newton
Newton pictured in The Agromeck 1938, NC State yearbook
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born September 25, 1893(1893-09-25)
Place of birth North Carolina
Died June 20, 1970(1970-06-20) (aged 76)
Place of death Raleigh, North Carolina[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935
1937–1943
1944
1945–1948

Baseball
1926
1930
1940–1944

Davidson
NC State
South Carolina
Guilford


Howard (AL)
Howard (AL)
NC State
Head coaching record
Overall 59–77–14 (football)
29–67–2 (baseball)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Sol Williams "Doc" Newton (September 25, 1893 – June 20, 1970) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1932–1935), North Carolina State University (1937–1943), the University of South Carolina (1944), and Guilford College (1945–1948), compiling a career college football record of 59–77–14. Newton was also the head baseball coach at Howard College, now Samford University in 1926 and 1930 and at NC State from 1940 to 1944, tallying a career college baseball mark of 29–67–2.

Coaching career

From 1932 to 1935, Newton coached football at Davidson and compiled an 18–13–5 record. From 1937 to 1945, he coached at NC State, where he compiled a 24–39–6 record. In 1944, he coached at South Carolina and compiled a 3–4–2 record.

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