About William Shadoan
Lived 1889 – 1974 (aged 85). William Shadoan was an American basketball coach.
William Parker Shadoan (December 8, 1894 – June 20, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and military officer. He served as head football, basketball, and baseball coach at Valparaiso University during the 1923–24 and 1924–25 academic years. Shadoan attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he played college football as a guard on the 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team. He served in the United States Army during the Pancho Villa Expedition and with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He reached the rank of colonel and later served as the superintendent of a number of military schools.
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Who was William Shadoan?
American football and basketball coach (1889-1974)
When was William Shadoan born?
William Shadoan was born on 15 May 1889 in Somerset.
When did William Shadoan die?
William Shadoan died on 20 June 1974 in Cape Girardeau.
What was William Shadoan's occupation?
William Shadoan was a basketball coach.
What nationality was William Shadoan?
William Shadoan was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William Shadoan. https://biography.guide/william-shadoan/
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