Wilbur Darwin Hockensmith, Sr. (August 17, 1878 – August 19, 1951) was the head coach of the football team at the Western University of Pennsylvania, today known as the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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 Panthers

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, in 1901. On October 5, 1901, Hockensmith led the school to a victory over West Virginia University

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, a 12-0 shutout in Morgantown

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. This was Pitt's first victory in the Backyard Brawl

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. The team would also post a record 7 wins in 1901 under Hockensmith.

Hockensmith, who also played left guard

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 for the university's football team, graduated from the Western University in 1901 with a degree in mechanical engineering

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. He later worked for his family's business, the Hockensmith Corporation, which ran a foundry

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 in Irwin, Pennsylvania

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. Wilbur, his father (Frank Hockensmith) and son (Wilbur D. Hockensmith, Jr.) all served as the company's presidents.