William Conrad Gloth (August 7, 1886 – December 3, 1944) was an American football player and coach. Gloth was a center on Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia, noted for his ability to beat the ends downfield on a punt.[1]
 Gloth pictured in The Bomb 1911, VMI yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1886 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1944 (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1908 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909–1910 | VMI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–6–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1907) | |
Early life
editWilliam Conrad "Bily" Gloth was born on August 7, 1886, in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2][3]
Sports career
editGloth was selected for the All-Southern team of "a well-known New York authority on sports" in 1907.[4] He played center on Virginia Cavaliers football at the University of Virginia.[1][5] He was the ninth head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for two seasons, from 1909 to 1910, and compiling a record of 7–6–1.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI Keydets (Independent) (1909–1910) | |||||||||
| 1909 | VMI | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1910 | VMI | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| VMI: | 7–6–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–6–1 | ||||||||
Legal career
editAfter leaving VMI, Gloth moved to Arlington County, Virginia. He was elected police court judge in 1916. In 1924, Gloth was elected commonwealth's attorney for Arlington County and he served in that role for years.[5]
Personal life
editGloth had one son, Ensign William Gloth Jr.[5]
Gloth died on December 3, 1944, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "More Coaches Coming". The Cavalier Daily. May 23, 1910.
- ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. 1967. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. 1967. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "All-Southern Eleven". Charlotte Observer. December 16, 1907.
- ^ a b c d "W. C. Gloth Rites Held at Arlington". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 7, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records". Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
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