William H. Wood (American football)
United States Army general
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Biographical details | |
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Born |
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1900-09-06
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September 6, 1900
Waterbury, Connecticut , U.S. |
Died |
June 7, 1988
(1988-06-07)
(aged
87)
Easton, Maryland , U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1921–1924 | Army |
Basketball | |
1921–1925 | Army |
Baseball | |
1922–1925 | Army |
Position(s) | Fullback (football) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925–1928 | Army (assistant) |
1932–1938 | Army (assistant) |
1938–1940 | Army |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–13–3 |
William Holmes Wood (September 6, 1900 – June 7, 1988) was an American football , basketball , and baseball player, coach of football, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1938 to 1940, compiling a record of 12–13–3.
Biography
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Wood was born in Waterbury, Connecticut , on September 6, 1900, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland . [1] [2] After graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute , he attended Johns Hopkins University , before transferring to the United States Military Academy at West Point. [3] There he lettered in three sports, and graduated in 1925. [2]
He married Elizabeth Tuttle in Chicago on April 30, 1927. [3]
Serving in China and Europe during World War II , Wood was chief of staff of the 13th Armored Division . His decorations included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal . [3] He retired from the Army in 1956 after rising to the rank of brigadier general . [3]
Wood died at the age of 87 on June 7, 1988, at the William Hill Health Care Center in Easton, Maryland . He had been stricken with Alzheimer's disease . [1] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . [3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
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Army Cadets (Independent) (1938–1940) | |||||
1938 | Army | 8–2 | |||
1939 | Army | 3–4–2 | |||
1940 | Army | 1–7–1 | |||
Army: | 12–13–3 | ||||
Total: | 12–13–3 |
References
- 1 2 "Former Army football coach Wood dies" . The Evening News . Easton, Maryland. Associated Press . June 10, 1988. p. 2B . Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- 1 2 Cullum, George Washington (1930). Donaldson, William H. (ed.). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890 . Vol. VII: 1920–1930. Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy . p. 1955 . Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Assembly . Vol. 48. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates. 1990. pp. 133–134 . Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
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