William Alexander (coach)
American football coach, born 1889
William A. Alexander (June 6, 1889 – April 23, 1950) was the third head football coach at Georgia Tech. Alexander graduated from Georgia Tech in 1912 as valedictorian of his class.[1] Alexander became head coach after John Heisman retired in April 1920.[1]
 Alexander from The 1944 Blue Print | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1889 Mud River, Kentucky |
| Died | April 23, 1950 (aged 60) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 134–95–15 (football) 36–38 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1928) 2 SIAA (1920–1921) 3 SoCon (1922, 1927–1928) 3 SEC (1939, 1943–1944) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1942) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1947) SEC Coach of the Year (1939) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) | |
As coach, he led Georgia Tech to three SIAA titles (1920, 1921, 1922) and its second national championship in 1928. In 1944 he retired from coaching. He was replaced by Bobby Dodd who was one of his assistant coaches. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Tech is named after him.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McMath, Robert C. Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885-1985. Ronald H. Bayor, James E. Britain, Lawrence Foster, August W. Giebelhaus, and Germaine M. Reed. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 140.
Other websites
change- William Alexander biography Archived 2005-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- William Alexander at the College Football Hall of Fame
- William Alexander[permanent dead link] as College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- William Alexander article on Buzzpedia Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
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