:William J. Young (coach)
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = William J. Young
| image = W J Young - Wm and Mary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Young pictured in The Colonial Echo 1912, William & Mary yearbook
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1881|9|9}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|12|8|1881|9|9}}
| death_place = Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1904–1906
| player_team2 = Springfield Training School
| player_years3 = {{Circa|1907–1910}}
| player_team3 = Penn
| player_sport4 = Baseball
| player_years5 = 1907
| player_team5 = Springfield Training School
| player_sport6 = Ice hockey
| player_years7 = {{Circa|1907–1911}}
| player_team7 = Penn
| player_positions = Fullback, halfback, quarterback, end (football)
Third baseman (baseball)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1911–1912
| coach_team2 = William & Mary
| coach_years3 = 1914
| coach_team3 = Grove City
| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_years5 = 1911–1913
| coach_team5 = William & Mary
| coach_years6 = 1913–1915
| coach_team6 = Grove City
| coach_sport7 = Baseball
| coach_years8 = 1911
| coach_team8 = William & Mary
| admin_years1 = 1911–1913
| admin_team1 = William & Mary
| admin_years2 = 1913–1915
| admin_team2 = Grove City
| admin_years3 = 1916–1918
| admin_team3 = Maine
| admin_years4 = 1919–1920
| admin_team4 = Texas A&M
| overall_record = 1–20–3 (football)
34–19 (basketball)
4–2 (baseball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| awards =
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}}
William James Young (September 9, 1881 – December 8, 1957) was an American college sports coach, athletics administrator, professor, physician, and health officer. He served as athletic director at the College of William & Mary from 1911 to 1913, Grove City College from 1913 to 1915, the University of Maine from 1916 to 1918, and Texas A&M University from 1919 to 1920. Young was the head football coach at William & Mary from 1911 to 1912 and Grove City in 1914, compiling a career college football coaching record of 1–20–3.
Early life, playing career, and education
Young was born on September 9, 1881, in Boston, to James and Sarah Prouty Young.{{cite news |author= |title=Dr. William J. Young |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120415505/obituary-for-dr-william-j-young/ |newspaper=The Lewiston Daily Sun |location=Lewiston, Maine |date=December 9, 1957 |page=2 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He played football in 1899 and 1900 at Mechanic Arts High School—now known as John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science–in Boston and ran track in 1900 and 1901 before graduating in 1901. He then attend the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School—now known as Springfield College—in Springfield, Massachusetts. Young played for the Springfield Training School football team for three seasons, from 1904 to 1906 at the fullback, halfback, quarterback, and end positions. He also played on the school's baseball team as a third baseman in the spring of 1907 and graduated from the school that year.{{cite news |author= |title=Elect New Director For U Of M. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120415692/the-bangor-daily-news/ |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |location=Bangor, Maine |date=July 2, 1916 |page=2 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Young moved on the University of Pennsylvania to pursue of medical degree. There he played for three years on the Penn Quakers football as a halfback and three years on the Penn Quakers men's ice hockey at cover point. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine—now known as the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania—with a Doctor of Medicine
Coaching, teaching, and medical career
In the fall of 1911, Young was elected physical director, college physician, and coach at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.{{cite news |author= |title=Social And Personal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120442507/virginia-gazette/ |newspaper=The Virginia Gazette |location=Williamsburg, Virginia |date=September 21, 1911 |page=3 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In 1913, he was appointed the director of the physical department at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania and took charge of the school's basketball team that fall.{{cite news |author= |title=Grove City Has a Hard Basketball Card |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120442821/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 5, 1913 |page=13 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In July 1916, Young was elected professor of physical education and director of athletics at the University of Maine, succeeding Edgar Wingard.
During World War I, Young commanded a United States Army field hospital in France, later retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. In 1919, he was appointed as a professor at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University–to teach a physical education course required for all first-year students.{{cite news |author= |title=Physical Education Is New Course For A. And M. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120443195/the-galveston-daily-news/ |newspaper=The Galveston Daily News |location=Galveston, Texas |date=August 26, 1919 |page=5 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
In the 1920s, Young was the health officer for the city of Waterville, Maine and later on staff at the Veterans' Hospital at Togus, Maine. He was the district health officer for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Somerset counties in Maine before his retirement in 1951.{{cite news |author= |title=Dr. William J. Young, Auburn, Ex-Waterville Health Officer, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120415483/obituary-for-william-j-young/ |newspaper=Portland Press Herald |location=Portland, Maine |date=December 9, 1957 |page=2 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Death
Young died on December 8, 1957, at Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston, Maine, following a two-day-long illness.
Head coaching record
=Football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = William & Mary Orange and Black
| conf = Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1911
| endyear = 1912
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1911
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 1–5–2
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1912
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 0–7
| conference = 0–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 1–12–2
| confrecord = 1–5
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Grove City Crimson
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1914
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1914
| name = Grove City
| overall = 0–8–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Grove City
| overall = 0–8–1
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 1–20–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
=Basketball=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = William & Mary Indians
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1911
| endyear = 1913
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1911–12
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 2–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1912–13
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 8–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 10–6
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Grove City Wolverines
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1913
| endyear = 1915
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1913–14
| name = Grove City
| overall = 11–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1914–15
| name = Grove City
| overall = 13–6
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Grove City
| overall = 24–13
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 34–19
| legend = no
}}
References
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