W. H. Bannard

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1875–1913)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = W. H. Bannard

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|3|6}}

| birth_place = Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1913|3|22|1875|3|6}}

| death_place = Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.

| player_years1 = 1894–1897

| player_team1 = Princeton

| player_positions = Halfback, punter

| coach_years1 = 1898

| coach_team1 = Northwestern

| overall_record = 9–4–1

| championships =

| awards =

• Third-team All-American (1897)

}}

William Heath Bannard (March 6, 1875 – March 22, 1913){{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixBbAAAAYAAJ&q=%22William+Heath+Bannard%22|title=Princeton Alumni Weekly|year=1912}} was an American college football player and coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at Northwestern University, coaching one season in 1898 and compiling a record of 9–4–1.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/coaching_records.php Northwestern Wildcats coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002230209/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/coaching_records.php |date=October 2, 2012 }} He is the author of "Football: How to Play the Game", published in 1905.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z-zuPpvEMFAC&q=bannard&pg=PA12|title = Northwestern Wildcat Football|isbn = 9780738534336|last1 = Latourette|first1 = Larry|year = 2005}} He died of Bright's disease in 1913.