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Bill Wood

1894 – 1966

American football player and coach

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Lived 1894 – 1966 (aged 71). Bill Wood was an American head coach.

William Wallace Wood (November 15, 1894 – August 20, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Gettysburg College from 1919 to 1926 and at Wesleyan University from 1927 to 1929, compiling a career college football record of 51–36–7. Wood played football at Pennsylvania State College from 1913 to 1915. While coaching at Wesleyan, Wood earned a degree from the Yale Divinity School.

Wood was born on November 15, 1894, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister and was appointed chaplain at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York, in 1939. He remained there until 1957, when he retired to a farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Wood died of a blood disorder on August 20, 1966, at a hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

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Yale Divinity School, Pennsylvania State University
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William Wallace Wood

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Who was Bill Wood?

American football player and coach

When was Bill Wood born?

Bill Wood was born on 15 November 1894 in Pottstown.

When did Bill Wood die?

Bill Wood died on 20 August 1966 in York.

What was Bill Wood's occupation?

Bill Wood was a head coach.

What nationality was Bill Wood?

Bill Wood was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Wood

· Wikidata: Q4911419

· DBpedia: Bill Wood (American football)

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