William Edward Dole Sr. (July 5, 1909 – February 7, 1966) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University from 1949 to 1951 and Davidson College from 1952 to 1964, compiling a career college football coaching record of 58–80–5.[1]
 Dole pictured in The Tecoan 1950, ECU yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1909 Galesburg, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1966 (aged 56) Newton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ? | Beaver HS (WV) |
| 1946–1948 | Fayetteville HS (NC) |
| 1949–1951 | East Carolina |
| 1952–1964 | Davidson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–80–5 (college) |
Life
editDole was born July 5, 1909, in Galesburg, Michigan, the son of Clinton Howard Dole and his wife, Alma Lovica (Eaton) Dole. His parents had married on September 11, 1906, and divorced on February 16, 1918.
His father would remarry, divorce again, remarry again, and divorce again. From his father's third marriage, Dole has a step-sister, Kay Dole McConnell Warnicke (1932–2007).
Through his father, he is a descendant of Louis DuBois, Louis Bevier, Simon LeFevre, Andries LeFevre, and Christian Deyo, all patentees, or founders, of New Paltz, New York. He also descends from the DeWitt family, making him a distant cousin of former New York State Governor DeWitt Clinton.
He married Helen Elizabeth Williams (1912–1964), a native of Beckley, West Virginia, on August 18, 1934, in Manhattan, New York. They had one son, William Edward Dole Jr. (1942–2011).[2]
Dole died in his car at the age of 56, near his apartment in Newton, North Carolina, due to a heart attack on February 7, 1966.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina Pirates (North State Conference) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | East Carolina | 4–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1950 | East Carolina | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1951 | East Carolina | 4–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| East Carolina: | 15–14–1 | 7–10–1 | |||||||
| Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1952–1964) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Davidson | 2–7 | 1–6 | 14th | |||||
| 1953 | Davidson | 0–9 | 0–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1954 | Davidson | 6–3 | 2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Davidson | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Davidson | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | Davidson | 5–3 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1958 | Davidson | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1959 | Davidson | 1–8 | 0–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1960 | Davidson | 3–5 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1961 | Davidson | 4–4 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1962 | Davidson | 3–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1963 | Davidson | 1–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1964 | Davidson | 3–6 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| Davidson: | 43–66–4 | 14–45–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–80–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "William "Bill" Dole Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ "William Edward "Bill" Dole and Helen Elizabeth Williams". ourfamtree.org. Ra. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Bill Dole's obituary
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