Bill Whitton
American football player and coach (1919–2007)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1919-02-08)February 8, 1919 Lanark, Scotland |
Died | November 1, 2007(2007-11-01) (aged 88) Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1946 | St. Lawrence |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950–1955 | Lehigh (assistant) |
1956–1968 | Princeton (line) |
1969–1970 | Holy Cross |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–12–1 |
William G. Whitton (February 8, 1919 – November 1, 2007)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1970, compiling a record of 0–12–1.[2] His time at Holy Cross was hampered by a rampant "mini-plague" that forced the cancellation of most of the 1969 season.[3]
Whitton was born in Lanark, Scotland and grew up in Tarrytown, New York. A longtime resident of Plainfield, New Jersey, he died at the age of 88, on November 1, 2007, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Holy Cross Crusaders (NCAA University Division independent) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
1969 | Holy Cross | 0–2 | |||||||
1970 | Holy Cross | 0–10–1 | |||||||
Holy Cross: | 0–12–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 0–12–1 |
References
- ^ "William G Whitton". Fold3. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Whitton". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ Carew, Wally (September 26, 2012). A Farewell to Glory: The Rise and Fall of an Epic Football Rivalry Boston College Vs. Holy Cross. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4797-0251-0. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "William Whitton". mccriskinfuneralhome.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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Holy Cross Crusaders head football coaches
- Alfred C. N. Petersen (1896–1897)
- John Corbett # (1898)
- Maurice Connor (1898–1902)
- Frank Cavanaugh (1903–1905)
- George W. King (1906)
- Timothy F. Larkin (1907–1912)
- Harry von Kersburg (1913)
- Luke Kelly (1914–1917)
- Bart Sullivan (1918)
- Cleo A. O'Donnell (1919–1929)
- John McEwan (1930–1932)
- Bunny Corcoran # (1932)
- Eddie Anderson (1933–1938)
- Joe Sheeketski (1939–1941)
- Ank Scanlan (1942–1944)
- Ox DaGrosa (1945–1947)
- Bill Osmanski (1948–1949)
- Eddie Anderson (1950–1964)
- Mel Massucco (1965–1966)
- Tom Boisture (1967–1968)
- Bill Whitton (1969–1970)
- Ed Doherty (1971–1975)
- Neil Wheelwright (1976–1980)
- Rick E. Carter (1981–1985)
- Mark Duffner (1986–1991)
- Peter Vaas (1992–1995)
- Dan Allen (1996–2003)
- Tom Gilmore (2004–2017)
- Brian Rock # (2017)
- Bob Chesney (2018–2023)
- Dan Curran (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach