About Bill Coughlan
Lived 1899 – 1952 (aged 52–53). Bill Coughlan was an American american football player.
William M. Coughlan (1899 – July 5, 1952) was an American college football player and track athlete and coach. He played football and ran track at Sewanee: The University of the South and was inducted into the school's sports hall of fame in 2005. Coughlan was a halfback and quarterback on the Sewanee Tigers football team and captain of the 1920 squad. He returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown against Alabama in 1922. He was second-team on the all-time Sewanee football team. Coughlan coached track at the University of Chattanooga in 1930, and later coached at Notre Dame prep.
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Who was Bill Coughlan?
American-football player (1899-1952)
When was Bill Coughlan born?
Bill Coughlan was born in 1899.
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Bill Coughlan died on 5 July 1952 in Chattanooga.
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Bill Coughlan was an american football player.
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Bill Coughlan was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Coughlan. https://biography.guide/bill-coughlan/
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