William H. Wood
| 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 1921–1924 Basketball 1921–1925 Baseball 1922–1925 |
Army Army Army |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1925–1928 1932–1938 1938–1940 |
Army (assistant) Army (assistant) Army |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–13–3 |
|
Statistics | |
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 12–13–3. 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 | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1939 | Army | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Army | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| Army: | 12–13–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–13–3 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ AP (June 10, 1988). "Former Army football coach Wood dies". The Evening News. Retrieved August 12, 2011.