William Garlow (January 1, 1888 – April 14, 1959) was an American minor league baseball player and college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia, during the 1915 season.[2] Prior to that, he was an athlete at the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was teammates with future National Football League star Jim Thorpe.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1888 New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 1959 (aged 71) Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Carlisle |
| Baseball | |
| 1911 | Jackson Convicts |
| 1912–1913 | Hamilton Kolts |
| 1914 | Lewiston Cupids |
| Position(s) | Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–4–1 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1910 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan: | 4–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–4–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "William Garlow". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "William Garlow student file". carlisleindian.dickinson.edu. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "William Garlow". September 28, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- William Garlow at Find a Grave