William Wiles Elder
![]() Elder pictured in Gulielmensian 1908, Williams College yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Richmond, Indiana | July 31, 1885
Died | March 7, 1960 Gladstone, New Jersey | (aged 74)
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 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 college football 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 |
References[]
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- ^ "William Wiles Elder, Of Early Local Family, Dies". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. March 10, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1960 deaths
- American football ends
- RPI Engineers football coaches
- Williams Ephs football coaches
- Williams Ephs football players
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Sportspeople from Richmond, Indiana
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs