William W. Skinner

William Woolford Skinner (March 28, 1874 – March 10, 1953) was an American chemist, conservationist, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University of Maryland, College Park—in 1892 and the University of Arizona from 1900 to 1901.

Early life and college

Skinner was born in Baltimore on March 28, 1874, and raised in Cambridge, Maryland. He enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College in 1891. In 1895, Skinner graduated from the MAC as the valedictorian. He earned a B.S. through its "Agricultural-Scientific" course. He guided Arizona to 3–1 and 4–1 records, respectively.

Skinner served on the board of regents at the University of Maryland from 1916 to 1941, including as its chairman from 1935 onward.

Skinner was promoted to chief of the Bureau in November 1942.

He died on March 10, 1953. Skinner was posthumously inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995.

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