William J. Young (coach)
Young pictured in The Colonial Echo 1912, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1881 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1957 (aged 76) Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1906 | Springfield Training School |
| c. 1907–1910 | Penn |
| Baseball | |
| 1907 | Springfield Training School |
| Ice hockey | |
| c. 1907–1911 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Fullback, halfback, quarterback, end (football) Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | William & Mary |
| 1914 | Grove City |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1913 | William & Mary |
| 1913–1915 | Grove City |
| Baseball | |
| 1911 | William & Mary |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1911–1913 | William & Mary |
| 1913–1915 | Grove City |
| 1916–1918 | Maine |
| 1919–1920 | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–20–3 (football) 34–19 (basketball) 4–2 (baseball) |
William James Young (September 9, 1881 – December 8, 1957) was an American college sports coach, athletics administrator, professor, physician, and health officer. He served as athletic director at the College of William & Mary from 1911 to 1913, Grove City College from 1913 to 1915, the University of Maine from 1916 to 1918, and Texas A&M University from 1919 to 1920. Young was the head football coach at William & Mary from 1911 to 1912 and Grove City in 1914, compiling a career college football coaching record of 1–20–3.