William W. Church
American football player and coach (1874–1966)
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William Wells Church (December 17, 1874 – March 28, 1966) was an American football player and coach. A native of Chicago,[1] he played college football at Princeton University, where he was selected as an All-American at tackle in 1896.[2] He served as the head football coach at Purdue University for one season, in 1897, and at Georgetown University for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a career college football record of 5–3–1. Church participated in early professional football: He played tackle for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club in 1898[3] and the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1900, also coaching the latter team.[4] He married Mary Myrtle Brock in 1902.[5]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Church cropped from 1897 Purdue team photo | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1874 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1966 (aged 91) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (1897) |
| Playing career | |
| 1896 | Princeton |
| 1898 | Duquesne Country and Athletic Club |
| 1900 | Homestead Library & Athletic Club |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Purdue |
| 1899, 1901 | Georgetown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–8–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Consensus All-American (1896) | |
He later resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he died in 1966.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Purdue | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| Purdue: | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Georgetown Blue and Gray (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Georgetown | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Georgetown Blue and Gray (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Georgetown | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Georgetown: | 8–5–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 13–8–4 | ||||||||
