William H. Wood

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William H. Wood
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born c. 1900
Waterbury, Connecticut
Died June 7, 1988 (aged 87)
Easton, Maryland
Playing career
Football
19211924

Basketball
19211925

Baseball
19221925

Army


Army


Army
Position(s) Fullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19251928
19321938
19381940

Army (assistant)
Army (assistant)
Army
Head coaching record
Overall 12133
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

William H. "Bill" Wood (c. 1900 June 7, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach of football, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1938 to 1940, compiling a record of 12133. Wood was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Johns Hopkins University before transferring to West Point, where he lettered in three sports and graduated in 1925. Serving in China and Europe during World War II, Wood was chief of staff of the 13th Armored Division. He retired from the Army in 1956 after rising to the rank of brigadier general. Wood died at the age of 87 on June 7, 1988 at the William Hill Health Care Center in Easton, Maryland. He had been stricken with Alzheimer's disease.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Army Cadets (NCAA University Division Independent) (1938–1940)
1938 Army 82
1939 Army 342
1940 Army 171
Army: 12133
Total: 12133

References

  1. AP (June 10, 1988). "Former Army football coach Wood dies". The Evening News. Retrieved August 12, 2011. 

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