Jewell Wallace
Wallace, c. 1946 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1907-06-16)June 16, 1907 Carrollton, Missouri, U.S |
Died | April 7, 1999(1999-04-07) (aged 91) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S |
Playing career | |
1932–1933 | TCU |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1943–1945 | San Angelo HS (TX) |
1946–1947 | Houston |
1948–1953 | Jefferson HS (TX) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–14 (college) |
William Jewell Wallace (June 16, 1907 – April 7, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston in its first two football seasons, 1946 and 1947, guiding the Cougars to a 7–14 record. Wallace was a 1934 graduate of Texas Christian University. He began his coaching career at the high school ranks and coached at El Paso Bowie, El Paso, Greenville, San Angelo and Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas.
Wallace died on April 7, 1999, in Fort Collins, Colorado.[1]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Houston Cougars (Lone Star Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
1946 | Houston | 4–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
1947 | Houston | 3–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
Houston: | 7–14 | 1–10 | |||||||
Total: | 7–14 |
Further reading
- Cashion, Ty (1998). Pigskin Pulpit: A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 0-87611-168-1.
References
- ^ "William Jewell Wallace". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. April 17, 1999. p. 13B. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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