William Wiles Elder
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Richmond, Indiana, U.S. | July 31, 1885
Died | March 7, 1960 Gladstone, New Jersey, U.S. | (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 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 .