^ ab"Former Army football coach Wood dies". The Evening News. Easton, Maryland. Associated Press. June 10, 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Google News Archive.
^ abCullum, George Washington (1930). Donaldson, William H. (ed.). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890. Vol. VII: 1920–1930. Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy. p. 1955. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ abcdeAssembly. Vol. 48. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates. 1990. pp. 133–134. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
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william, wood, american, football, gettysburg, college, wesleyan, university, coach, bill, wood, american, football, other, people, william, wood, william, holmes, wood, september, 1900, june, 1988, american, football, basketball, baseball, player, coach, foot. For the Gettysburg College and Wesleyan University coach see Bill Wood American football For other people see William H Wood William Holmes Wood September 6 1900 June 7 1988 was an American football basketball and baseball player coach of football and United States Army officer He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1938 to 1940 compiling a record of 12 13 3 William H WoodBiographical detailsBorn 1900 09 06 September 6 1900Waterbury Connecticut U S DiedJune 7 1988 1988 06 07 aged 87 Easton Maryland U S Playing careerFootball1921 1924ArmyBasketball1921 1925ArmyBaseball1922 1925ArmyPosition s Fullback football Coaching career HC unless noted Football1925 1928Army assistant 1932 1938Army assistant 1938 1940ArmyHead coaching recordOverall12 13 3Biography edit nbsp At West Point in 1925 Wood was born in Waterbury Connecticut on September 6 1900 and raised in Baltimore Maryland 1 2 After graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute he attended Johns Hopkins University before transferring to the United States Military Academy at West Point 3 There he lettered in three sports and graduated in 1925 2 He married Elizabeth Tuttle in Chicago on April 30 1927 3 Serving in China and Europe during World War II Wood was chief of staff of the 13th Armored Division His decorations included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal 3 He retired from the Army in 1956 after rising to the rank of brigadier general 3 Wood died at the age of 87 on June 7 1988 at the William Hill Health Care Center in Easton Maryland He had been stricken with Alzheimer s disease 1 He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery 3 Head coaching record editYear Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffs Army Cadets Independent 1938 1940 1938 Army 8 2 1939 Army 3 4 2 1940 Army 1 7 1 Army 12 13 3 Total 12 13 3References edit a b Former Army football coach Wood dies The Evening News Easton Maryland Associated Press June 10 1988 p 2B Retrieved December 30 2022 via Google News Archive a b Cullum George Washington 1930 Donaldson William H ed Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y From Its Establishment in 1802 to 1890 Vol VII 1920 1930 Association of Graduates United States Military Academy p 1955 Retrieved December 30 2022 via Internet Archive a b c d e Assembly Vol 48 United States Military Academy Association of Graduates 1990 pp 133 134 Retrieved December 30 2022 via Google Books nbsp This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Wood American football amp oldid 1218816778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
