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Dixon Foster
Biographical details
Born(1888-12-24)December 24, 1888
DiedMay 6, 1973(1973-05-06) (aged 84)
Playing career
Football
1905–1908Hampden–Sydney
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1910Greenbrier Military (WV)
1912–1915Porter Military (SC)
1916South Carolina (freshmen)
1917South Carolina
1919South Carolina
Basketball
1916–1920South Carolina
Baseball
1917–1920South Carolina
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1917South Carolina
1919South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall4–12–1 (college football)
26–31 (college basketball)

William Dixon Foster (December 24, 1888 – May 6, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1917, 1919), head men's basketball coach (1916–1920) and head baseball coach (1917–1920) at the University of South Carolina.[2]

Foster was a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917)
1917 South Carolina 3–5 2–3 T–9th
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919 South Carolina 1–7–1 0–4–1 20th
South Carolina: 4–12–1 2–7–1
Total: 4–12–1

References

  1. ^ "Dixon Foster". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Garnet & Black". University of South Carolina. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ A General Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Hampden-Sydney College. Hampden–Sydney College. Retrieved March 24, 2019.