:W. W. Wharton

{{Short description|American football coach (1872–1963)}}

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| name = W. W. Wharton

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|5|14}}

| birth_place = Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|12|16|1872|5|14}}

| death_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater = Drake University{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UchZAAAAMAAJ&q=Winston+W.+Wharton+AND+Drake|title = Midamerica|year = 1997}}

| coach_years1 = 1894

| coach_team1 = Drake

| admin_years1 = 1894

| admin_team1 = Drake

| overall_record = 2–2

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Winston William Wharton (May 14, 1872 – December 16, 1963) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for the 1894 season. His coaching record at Drake was 2–2.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/drake/coaching_records.php |title=Drake Coaching Records |access-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727024042/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/drake/coaching_records.php |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }} He was a man of many talents, including baton twirling. At a church service in Tingley, Iowa a young Dan McGugin was intrigued. Wharton suggested he play football.{{cite web|url=http://data.desmoinesregister.com/hall-of-fame/single.php?id=540|title=Dan McGugin, Tingley, 1955|date=July 2, 2005}}