William Alexander (coach)

William Alexander (coach)

College coach infobox
Name = William A. Alexander


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DateOfBirth = birth date|1889|02|6
Birthplace = Mud River, KY
DateOfDeath = death date and age|1950|04|23|1889|06|6
Deathplace = Atlanta, GA
Sport = Football
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CoachYears = 1920-1944
CoachTeams = Georgia Tech
FootballHOF = 1951
CollegeHOFID = 30033
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William A. Alexander was the third head football coach at Georgia Tech. Alexander graduated from Tech in 1912 as valedictorian of his class.cite book|first=Robert C.|last=McMath|coauthors=Ronald H. Bayor, James E. Britain, Lawrence Foster, August W. Giebelhaus, and Germaine M. Reed|title=Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885-1985|publisher=University of Georgia Press|location=Athens, GA] Alexander succeeded John Heisman as the head coach in April 1920. The "Technique" said of him:cquote|Since Coach Alex has taken charge has taken charge there is a change in the team. The youngest coach in major football, he is probably the most popular, and bids fair to prove himself the peer of them all. Not only is Coach the idol of members of the team, but of the student body as well. As a new coach, he led Georgia Tech to three SIAA titles (1920, 1921, 1922) and its second national championship in 1928. In 1944 he retired and was succeeded by one of his assistants, Bobby Dodd.

The Alexander Memorial Coliseum is named after him.

References

External links

* [http://ramblinwreck.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/alexander_william00.html William Alexander biography]


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