William Erwin

William Walter Erwin (April 6, 1884 – March 28, 1953) was an American football player and United States Army officer. He played for the Army football team and was selected as a consensus first-team guard on the 1907 College Football All-America Team.

Biography Erwin was born in Kansas on April 6, 1884. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. While at the Academy, he played at the guard position for the Army football team and was a consensus first-team selection for the 1907 College Football All-America Team.

Erwin graduated from the Military Academy in 1908 and spent his entire career in the Army. He was initially commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 9th Cavalry in February 1908 and stationed in the Philippines from May 1908 to May 1909. From June 1909 to September 1912, he was stationed at Fort D.A. Russell in Wyoming and Fort Sam Houston in Texas.