William C. Gloth
William Conrad Gloth (August 7, 1886 – December 3, 1944)[1][2] 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.[3] He was selected for the All-Southern team of "a well-known New York authority on sports" in 1907.[4] 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.[5]
 Gloth pictured in The Bomb 1911, VMI yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1886 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 3, 1944 (aged 58) Washington, D.C. |
| 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) | |
Head coaching record
| 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 | ||||||||
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References
- The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
- The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the ... - James Terry White - Google Books. Retrieved April 7, 2012 – via Google Books.
- "More Coaches Coming". The Cavalier Daily. May 23, 1910.
- "All-Southern Eleven". Charlotte Observer. December 16, 1907.
- Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records
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