William J. Young (coach)
 Young pictured in The Colonial Echo 1912, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1881 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 5, 1957 (aged 76) Massachusetts |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | William & Mary |
| 1914 | Grove City |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1913 | William & Mary |
| 1913–1915 | Grove City |
| Baseball | |
| 1911 | William & Mary |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1911–1913 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–20–3 (football) 34–19 (basketball) 4–2 (baseball) |
William James Young (September 9, 1881 – December 5, 1957) was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1911 to 1913.[1] He led the Tribe to a 10–6 record during his two-year tenure.[1] Young was also the head coach of William & Mary's football team for two seasons, 1911 and 1912. He went 1–12–2 during that time.[2] Young went on to serve as athletics director at the University of Maine in 1917.[3] He had previously attained his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.
Young served as the head football coach at Grove City College in 1914.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Orange and Black (Independent) (1911–1912) | |||||||||
| 1911 | William & Mary | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | William & Mary | 0–7 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 1–12–2 | ||||||||
| Grove City Wolverines (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Grove City | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| Grove City: | 0–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–20–3 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1911–1913) | |||||||||
| 1911–12 | William & Mary | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1912–13 | William & Mary | 8–1 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 10–6 | ||||||||
| Grove City Wolverines (Independent) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913–14 | Grove City | 11–7 | |||||||
| 1914–15 | Grove City | 13–6 | |||||||
| Grove City: | 24–13 | ||||||||
| Total: | 34–19 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Faculty" (PDF). The Collegian. Grove City College. November 14, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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