Reddy Rowe
Appearance
![]() Rowe pictured in The Howler 1911, Wake Forest yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Plymouth, North Carolina | August 18, 1887
Died | May 27, 1966 Durham, North Carolina | (aged 78)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1909 | Elon |
Baseball | |
1909 | Raleigh Red Birds |
1910 | Lynchburg Shoemakers |
1911 | Albany Senators |
1912–1913 | Ottawa Senators |
1913 | Brantford Red Sox |
1915 | Greensboro Patriots |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1909 | Elon |
1910 | Wake Forest |
Baseball | |
1915 | Greensboro Patriots |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–8 (football) |
William Harrison "Reddy" Rowe[n1] (August 18, 1887 – May 27, 1966) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Elon College—now known as Elon University—in 1909 and at Wake Forest University in 1910, compiling a career college football record of 6–8.[1][2] Rowe was born on August 18, 1887 in Plymouth, North Carolina. He died on May 27, 1966 in Durham, North Carolina.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Elon Fightin' Christians (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Elon | 4–1 | |||||||
Elon: | 4–1 | ||||||||
Wake Forest Baptists (Independent) (1910) | |||||||||
1910 | Wake Forest | 2–7 | |||||||
Wake Forest: | 2–7 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–8 |
Notes
- ^[n1] Nickname also given as "Reddi", "Reddie" and "Red".
References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ ""North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," William H. Rowe, 1966". FamilySearch. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Reddy Rowe at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1966 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- Elon Phoenix football coaches
- Elon Phoenix football players
- Albany Senators players
- Brantford Red Sox players
- Greensboro Patriots players
- Lynchburg Shoemakers players
- Ottawa Senators (baseball) players
- Raleigh Red Birds players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches
- Minor league baseball managers
- People from Plymouth, North Carolina
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs