William H. Spaulding
Encyclopedia
William H. Spaulding was an American football
player and coach of football, basketball
, and baseball
. Spaulding coached at UCLA from 1925 to 1938. He had a successful tenure, compiling a 72–51–8 record. He also served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota
from 1922 to 1924. His record there was 11–7–4 . He succeeded the legendary football coach Henry L. Williams
. Prior to coaching at Minnesota he coached Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University) from 1907 to 1921. Spaulding was also the head football, basketball and baseball at Western State Normal. Spaulding attending Wabash College
, where he played college football. In 1984, he was inducted into the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame.
program. From 1913 through 1922, he compiled a 77–43 record, finishing .500 or higher in each of his nine seasons.
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 and coach of football, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Spaulding coached at UCLA from 1925 to 1938. He had a successful tenure, compiling a 72–51–8 record. He also served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
from 1922 to 1924. His record there was 11–7–4 . He succeeded the legendary football coach Henry L. Williams
Henry L. Williams
Dr. Henry Lane Williams was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy in 1891 and the University of Minnesota from 1900 to 1921, compiling a career college football record of 141–34–12...
. Prior to coaching at Minnesota he coached Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University) from 1907 to 1921. Spaulding was also the head football, basketball and baseball at Western State Normal. Spaulding attending Wabash College
Wabash College
Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...
, where he played college football. In 1984, he was inducted into the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Basketball
Spaulding was the first head coach for the Western State Normal School men's basketballWestern Michigan Broncos men's basketball
The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004...
program. From 1913 through 1922, he compiled a 77–43 record, finishing .500 or higher in each of his nine seasons.
Baseball
Spaulding was the first head coach for the Western State Normal School baseball program. From 1911 through 1921 he compiled a 63–18–4 record.Football
Basketball
External links
- William H. Spaulding at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com