About Clinton Wood
Lived 1869 – 1932 (aged 63). Clinton Wood was an American american football coach.
Clinton Tyler Wood (January 15, 1869 – January 23, 1932) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania from 1896 to 1897, compiling a record of 18–1–1.
Wood was born on January 15, 1869, in Carlisle, Ohio, to Reverend Francis Marion and Martha Jane Van Tuyl Wood. He attended Princeton University, where he played on the football team from 1888 to 1891 and the lacrosse team from 1890 to 1891. Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from in 1892 and a Master of Arts degree in 1895 from Princeton.
Wood died on January 23, 1932, in Boston. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
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Who was Clinton Wood?
American football player and coach
When was Clinton Wood born?
Clinton Wood was born on 15 January 1869 in Carlisle.
When did Clinton Wood die?
Clinton Wood died on 23 January 1932 in Boston.
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Clinton Wood was an american football coach.
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Clinton Wood was American.
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