William McAvoy
American sports coach (1884–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William James McAvoy (October 16, 1884 – September 17, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware (1908–1916, 1922–1924), Drexel University (1920–1921), and the University of Vermont (1925–1927), compiling a career college football head coaching record of 52–70–14.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1884-10-16)October 16, 1884 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 17, 1956(1956-09-17) (aged 71) Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1902–1903 | Bloomsburg Normal |
1904–1906 | Lafayette |
Baseball | |
1903–1904 | Bloomsburg Normal |
1905–1907 | Lafayette |
1908 | Rochester Bronchos |
1909 | Syracuse Stars |
1910 | Reading Pretzels |
1910 | Northampton Meadowlarks |
Position(s) | Fullback (football) Left fielder (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1908–1916 | Delaware |
1920–1921 | Drexel |
1922–1924 | Delaware |
1925–1927 | Vermont |
Basketball | |
1909–1918 | Delaware |
1919–1920 | Lafayette |
1920–1922 | Drexel |
1922–1925 | Delaware |
1925–1928 | Vermont |
1928–1929 | Haverford |
Baseball | |
1909–1914 | Delaware |
1923–1925 | Delaware |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1908–1917 | Delaware |
1922–1925 | Delaware |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–70–14 (football) 108–137 (basketball) 36–77–3 (baseball) |
A native of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, McAvoy attended Lafayette College, where he played football as a fullback and baseball as a left fielder. In the fall of 1906, he was elected captain of the 1907 Lafayette football team, but did not return to school the following year, instead going into business.[1][2] In 1908, he played as a left fielder for the Rochester Bronchos of the Eastern League.[3]