William Wiles Elder
American football coach (1885–1960)
Elder pictured in Gulielmensian 1908, Williams College yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1885-07-31)July 31, 1885 Richmond, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | March 7, 1960(1960-03-07) (aged 74) Gladstone, New Jersey, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1904–1907 | Williams |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1907 | RPI |
1908 | Williams |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–6–2 |
William Wiles Elder (July 31, 1885 – March 7, 1960)[1] was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1907 and at Williams College in 1908, compiling a career coaching record of 7–6–2. Elder graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1904 and from Williams College in 1908. He died on March 7, 1960, in Gladstone, New Jersey.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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RPI Engineers (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
1907 | RPI | 4–3 | |||||||
RPI: | 4–3 | ||||||||
Williams Ephs (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
1908 | Williams | 3–3–2 | |||||||
Williams: | 3–3–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–6–2 |
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- Joe King (1989–2010)
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