John Whelchel
Encyclopedia
John Esten "Billick" Whelchel (April 1, 1898 – November 5, 1973) was an American football
player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy
from 1942 to 1943, compiling a record of 13–5. In 1949, he was the head coach for the NFL
's Washington Redskins
, tallying a mark of 3–3–1.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
from 1942 to 1943, compiling a record of 13–5. In 1949, he was the head coach for the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, tallying a mark of 3–3–1.