William J. Schatz

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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| name = William J. Schatz

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|10|20}}

| birth_place = Sellersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|11|13|1876|10|20}}

| death_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1909–1913

| coach_team1 = Temple

| overall_record = 13–14–3

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William Jackson Schatz (October 20, 1876 – November 13, 1964) was the sixth head football coach at Temple University and he held that position for five seasons, from 1909 until 1913.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ko8MAQAAMAAJ&q=%22William+Jackson+Schatz%22+temple|title = American Biography: A New Cyclopedia|last1 = Cutter|first1 = William Richard|year = 1931}}

His record at Temple was 13–14–3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php |title=Temple Coaching Records |access-date=2007-12-21 |archive-date=2008-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093303/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/temple/coaching_records.php |url-status=dead }} Schatz was later a physician at Allentown, Pennsylvania. He died on November 13, 1964, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown.{{cite news |author= |title=Dr. W. J. Schatz Dies; Educator-Physician |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30869333/the_morning_call/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |date=November 14, 1964 |page=4 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}