Bill Fetzer

Bill Fetzer

Pictured in Quips and Cranks 1917, Davidson yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1884-06-24)June 24, 1884 Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1959(1959-05-03) (aged 74) Franklin, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1905–1906	Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1918	Davidson
1919–1920	NC State
1921–1925	North Carolina
Basketball
1916–1918	Davidson
Baseball
1915–1919	Davidson
1920	NC State
1921–1925	North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	61–28–7 (football) 18–11 (basketball) 128–75–5 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 SoCon (1922)

William McKinnon Fetzer (June 24, 1884 – May 3, 1959) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1915–1918), North Carolina State University (1919–1920), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1921–1925), compiling a career college football record of 61–28–7. His brother, Bob Fetzer, served as co-head football coach at the University of North Carolina and later became the first and longest serving Athletics Director for the university. Fetzer also was the head basketball coach at Davidson for two seasons, from 1916 to 1918, tallying a mark of 18–11. In addition, he coached baseball at Davidson (1915–1919), NC State (1920), and North Carolina (1921–1925), amassing a career college baseball record of 128–75–5.

Baseball career

Fetzer was also a professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on September 4, 1906 as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics. In his lone at bat Fetzer failed to record a hit. This would be his only major league game, although he continued to play in the minor leagues, primarily as an outfielder, until 1910. He threw with his left hand and hit with his right. Prior to his professional career, Fetzer played collegiately at Davidson College.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Davidson (Independent) (1915)
1915	Davidson	4–3–1
Davidson Wildcats (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1918)
1916	Davidson	5–3–1	1–2	8th
1917	Davidson	6–4	1–2	7th
1918	Davidson	2–1–1	2–0	2nd
Davidson:		17–11–3	4–4
NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919	NC State	7–2	3–1	T–3rd
1920	NC State	7–3	4–2	6th
NC State:		14–5	7–3
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1921–1925)
1921	North Carolina	5–2–2	2–1	5th
1922	North Carolina	9–1	5–0	T–1st
1923	North Carolina	5–3–1	2–1–1	8th
1924	North Carolina	4–5	2–3	T–14th
1925	North Carolina	7–1–1	4–0–1	3rd
North Carolina:		30–12–4	22–8–2
Total:		61–28–7

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Bill Fetzer at Find a Grave