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Woody Woodard

1917 – 1996

American football player and coach, basketball coach, track coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1917 – 1996 (aged 78–79). Woody Woodard was an American basketball coach.

Chalmer E. Woodard ( – December 9, 1996) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College from 1950 to 1952, at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1953 to 1956, and at the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as the University of Wichita—from 1957 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 47–45–4.

Coaching career McPherson Woodard was the head football, basketball and track coach and athletic director at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1950 to 1952. His football coaching record at McPherson was 18–7–1.

SMU Woodard left McPherson to become the head football coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He resigned as SMU coach after two consecutive losing seasons in 1956.

Wichita State Soon after leaving SMU, Woodard signed a three-year contract to coach the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1957 until 1959. His record at Wichita was 10–18–2. After three seasons, his contract was not renewed.

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1917, Wichita
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Chalmer E. Woodard

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Woody Woodard?

American football player and coach, basketball coach, track coach, college athletics administrator

When was Woody Woodard born?

Woody Woodard was born in 1917 in Wichita.

When did Woody Woodard die?

Woody Woodard died on 9 December 1996 in Wichita.

What was Woody Woodard's occupation?

Woody Woodard was a basketball coach.

What nationality was Woody Woodard?

Woody Woodard was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Woody Woodard

· Wikidata: Q8033713

· DBpedia: Woody Woodard

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