W. J. Randall
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1874-06-27)June 27, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | November 17, 1925(1925-11-17) (aged 51) Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1892, 1894–1895 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Tackle, back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896 | Illinois (assistant) |
1896–1897 | Norwich |
1909 | Dartmouth (backfield) |
1910 | Dartmouth |
1911–1914 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–2 |
William Joseph Randall (June 27, 1874 – November 17, 1925) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head coach at Dartmouth in 1910 and amassed a 5–2 record.[1]
Randall was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 27, 1874.[2] A native of Chelsea, Massachusetts,[3] Randall attended Dartmouth College from which he graduated in 1896.[4] he played on the football team and earned varsity letters in 1892, 1894, and 1895.[5] Randall was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[6]
In 1896, he served as a coach at the University of Illinois under fellow Dartmouth alumnus George Huff.[7] In 1909, Randall served as Dartmouth's assistant coach responsible for the backfield on the Dartmouth staff under W. H. Lillard.[7]
In 1910, Randall took over as head coach, with coaching duties also shared with Tom Keady and Clark Tobin, which was a continuation of earlier practice of the football program.[8] Randall continued to serve on the Dartmouth coaching staff over the next several years, including as a scout,[9] until at least 1914.[10][11]
Randall died in his home in Chelsea on November 17, 1925, at the age of 51.[12]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Dartmouth (Independent) (1910) | |||||||||
1910 | Dartmouth | 5–2 | |||||||
Dartmouth: | 5–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–2 |
References
- ^ All-Time Coaching Record By Year Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 392. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Former Head Coach at Dartmouth and Wife Will Spend Honeymoon Seeing Big Football Games., The Boston Daily Globe, November 2, 1911.
- ^ The Dartmouth, Volume 30, p. 174, 1908.
- ^ 2008 Football Media Guide (PDF), p. 139, Dartmouth College, 2008.
- ^ Phi Beta Kappa Handbook and General Address Catalogue of the United Chapters, p. 89, c. 1904.
- ^ a b The Dartmouth, p. 322.
- ^ DARTMOUTH'S NEW COACHING STAFF; Randall, Tobin and Keady of Chelsea, Boston and Wakefield To Have Charge of 1910 Eleven, The Boston Daily Globe, January 19, 1910.
- ^ RESPECT FOR CARLISLE.; Dartmouth Preparing for Hard Game with Indians at Polo Grounds, The New York Times, November 11, 1913.
- ^ FISHER TACKLE, KEAYS AT GUARD; Important Change Made in Right Side of Harvard Line. Task of Beating Indians Is to be Left to Subs, It is Said., The Boston Daily Globe, November 8, 1911.
- ^ Dartmouth Drills in Snow, The New York Times, November 19, 1914.
- ^ William J. Randall, The New York Times, November 17, 1925.
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