About W. W. Reese
Lived 1870 – 1927 (aged 57). W. W. Reese was a head coach.
Ward Winter Reese (February 12, 1870 – August 17, 1927) was an American college football coach and reverend of the Episcopal Church. He served as the head football at the Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1895, compiling a record of 3–5–1.
Reese was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and attended Harvard Divinity School. He served as archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah and rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City and was later rector of Christ Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Reese died on August 17, 1927, in Bowling Green.
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Who was W. W. Reese?
American football coach (1870-1927)
When was W. W. Reese born?
W. W. Reese was born on 12 February 1870 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
When did W. W. Reese die?
W. W. Reese died on 17 August 1927 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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W. W. Reese was a head coach.
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