Will Hill Acker

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Will Hill Acker
Biographical details
Born(1899-12-17)December 17, 1899
Texas
DiedJuly 28, 1951(1951-07-28) (aged 51)
Greenville, Texas
Playing career
Football
1918–1920TCU
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1927East Texas State (assistant)
1929–1930East Texas State
Basketball
1928–1930East Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1949East Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall2–13–1 (football)
49–19 (basketball)

Will Hill Acker (December 17, 1899 – July 28, 1951) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Texas State Teachers College—now known a Texas A&M University–Commerce—from 1929 to 1930.[1] Acker was also head basketball coach at East Texas State from 1928 to 1930 and the school's athletic director from 1930 to 1949.[2]

Acker died on July 28, 1951, at a hospital in Greenville, Texas, from injuries he sustained four days earlier in automobile accident.[3]

Head coaching record[]

Football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
East Texas State Lions football (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929 East Texas State 0–6–1 0–3–1 9th
1930 East Texas State 2–7 1–4 9th
East Texas State: 2–13–1 1–7–1
Total: 2–13–1

References[]

  1. ^ "Will Hill Acker". Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "A&M Commerce All-Time Coaching Records". Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ex-Frog Grid Captain Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. July 29, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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