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William C. Kenyon

1898 – 1951

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, basketball coach

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Lived 1898 – 1951 (aged 52). William C. Kenyon was an American basketball coach and american football player.

William Curtis Kenyon (December 5, 1898 – May 6, 1951) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1942 and from 1944 to 1945, compiling a record of 4–11. Kenyon also the head coach of the basketball team at Maine from 1935 to 1943 and again in 1944–45, and the head coach of the baseball team at the school from 1936 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1949. Kenyon played college football at Georgetown University from 1919 to 1922 and in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants in 1925. He also played baseball at Georgetown and was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1927. Kenyon died on May 6, 1951, at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.

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Baseball Below is a table of Kenyon's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

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Georgetown University
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William Curtis Kenyon

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William C. Kenyon?

American football player and coach, baseball player and coach, basketball coach (1898-1951)

When was William C. Kenyon born?

William C. Kenyon was born on 5 December 1898 in Manchester.

When did William C. Kenyon die?

William C. Kenyon died on 6 May 1951 in Bangor.

What was William C. Kenyon's occupation?

William C. Kenyon was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was William C. Kenyon?

William C. Kenyon was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William C. Kenyon

· Wikidata: Q8006332

· DBpedia: William C. Kenyon

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