H. W. Withers
Appearance
![]() Withers' senior portrait at Washington & Lee in The Calyx 1906 yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Abingdon, Virginia | September 10, 1884
Died | June 15, 1949[1] Abingdon, Virginia | (aged 64)
Alma mater | Washington & Lee University (1906)[2] |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1906 | William & Mary |
Basketball | |
1906–1907 | William & Mary |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1906–1907 | William & Mary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–6 (football) 1–4 (basketball) |
Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast[3] who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07.[4] He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/H_W_Withers_-_Wm_and_Mary.jpg/150px-H_W_Withers_-_Wm_and_Mary.jpg)
Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.[5]
Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.[6]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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William & Mary Orange and White (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | William & Mary | 2–6 | |||||||
William & Mary: | 2–6 | ||||||||
Total: | 2–6 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
1906–07 | William & Mary | 1–4 | |||||||
William & Mary: | 1–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–4 |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
- ^ "Henry W. Withers", Kingsport News, June 17, 1949, Kingsport, Tennessee
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1949 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from North Carolina
- Hardware merchants
- Washington and Lee University alumni
- William & Mary Tribe athletic directors
- William & Mary Tribe football coaches
- William & Mary Tribe men's basketball coaches
- People from Lee County, North Carolina
- American basketball biography, pre-1910 birth stubs