William D. McHenry
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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1932 Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2023 (aged 90) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Washington and Lee |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954–1957 | Pennsylvania Military (assistant) |
| 1958–1960 | Williams (assistant) |
| 1961–1970 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1973–1977 | Washington and Lee |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1959–1960 | Williams |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1991 | Washington and Lee |
| 1991–1996 | Wooster |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–70–3 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC Southern College Division (1961, 1969) | |
William Dunlap McHenry (June 20, 1932 – January 4, 2023) was an American football and lacrosse player and coach and college athletics administrator. An accomplished athlete at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, McHenry was chosen by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1954 NFL draft.[1] He also played lacrosse at Washington and Lee. McHenry served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1970 before returning to his alma mater in 1973 where remained for five seasons, compiling a career college football coaching record of 56–70–3.[2] In 1958, McHenry was hired as the head lacrosse coach at Williams College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach.[3][4] McHenry finished his career in athletics by serving as the athletic director at the College of Wooster from 1991 until his retirement in 1996.[2][5]
Dunlap died on January 4, 2023, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[6]
