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Ward A. Wescott was an American football player and coach.
Playing history
editOconto Eleven
editWescott played for the Oconto, Wisconsin town team in 1895 and played a game against the team that would become the Green Bay Packers. Wescott was both a player and trainer, receiving accolades for his abilities to teach the game as well as to play.[1]
Coaching history
editCarroll College
editWescott was the second head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1896 season. Preliminary reports predicted a "lively" season.[2]
Wescott's career coaching record at Carroll College was 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 17th at Carroll College in total wins and 12th at Carroll College in winning percentage.[3] Wescott's players were predicted as promising before the season began.[4]
Controversy was stirred up after a game against Milwaukee East High School on October 17, 1896. Carroll won the game 4-0, but the oppossing team disputed the result.[5] The next season's game was cancelled because Carroll was regularly using "ringers" or players that were brought in to the team from outside the school specifically to win games. [6]
High School
editWescott later went on to coach the successful Eau Claire, Wisconsin high school team in 1902.[7]
References
edit- ^ Before They Were the Packers By Denis J. Gullickson, Carl Hanson
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal September 3, 1896
- ^ Carroll College/University All-time football results
- ^ Chicago Tribune "PREPARING FOR GREAT GAMES AT THE MADISON UNIVERSITY" March 26, 1896
- ^ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "The Duffel Bag-This Week 100 years ago" October 17, 1996
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal "Events on the Gridiron" October 9, 1896
- ^ Leader-Telegram "City dominated state football in the early 1900s" By Richard D. Cornell and Jerry Poling, November 2, 2008
External links
edit[[Category:College football coaches]] {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub}}