William D. McHenry (born June 20, 1932)[1][2] is a former American football and lacrosse player and coach and college athletics administrator.[3] An accomplished athlete at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, McHenry was chosen by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1954 NFL draft.[4] He also played lacrosse at Washington and Lee. McHenry served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1970 before returning to his alma mater in 1973 where remained for five seasons, compiling a career college football coaching record of 56–70–3.[5] In 1958, McHenry was hired as the head lacrosse coach at Williams College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach.[6][7] McHenry finished his career in athletics by serving as the athletic director at the College of Wooster from 1991 until his retirement in 1996.[5][8]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1932 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Washington and Lee |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954–1957 | Pennsylvania Military (assistant) |
| 1958–1960 | Williams (assistant) |
| 1961–1970 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1973–1977 | Washington and Lee |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1959–1960 | Williams |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1991 | Washington and Lee |
| 1991–1996 | Wooster |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–70–3 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC Southern College Division (1961, 1969) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1961–1970) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Lebanon Valley | 6–1 | 5–1 | 1st (Southern College) | |||||
| 1962 | Lebanon Valley | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd (Southern College) | |||||
| 1963 | Lebanon Valley | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6th (Southern College) | |||||
| 1964 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th(Southern College) | |||||
| 1965 | Lebanon Valley | 5–3 | 4–3 | 4th (Southern College) | |||||
| 1966 | Lebanon Valley | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–8th (Southern College) | |||||
| 1967 | Lebanon Valley | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (Southern College) | |||||
| 1968 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th (Southern College) | |||||
| 1969 | Lebanon Valley | 6–2 | 5–2 | T–1st (Southern College) | |||||
| 1970 | Lebanon Valley | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th (Southern) | |||||
| Lebanon Valley: | 44–34–1 | ||||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (NCAA Division III independent) (1973) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Washington and Lee | 2–7 | |||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Virginia College Athletic Association) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Washington and Lee | 1–8–1 | 0–2–1 | ||||||
| 1975 | Washington and Lee | 1–8–1 | 0–3 | T–8th | |||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Washington and Lee | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Washington and Lee | 3–8 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 12–36–2 | 3–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–70–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "United States Public Records". Family Search. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "United States Census, 1940". Family Search. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "William McHenry". nacda.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Bill McHenry". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "William McHenry". generalsports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "McHenry Named Lacrosse Coach At Williams". The Times Record. Troy, New York. Associated Press. May 10, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved December 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lebanon Valley Names Coach". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. December 24, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "McHenry Named New Athletics Director". The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Ohio). April 26, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
