William Henry Dietz
American football player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz (August 17, 1884 – July 20, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University (1915–1917), Purdue University (1921), Louisiana Tech University (1922–1923), University of Wyoming (1924–1926), Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University (1929–1932), and Albright College (1937–1942). From 1933 to 1934, Dietz served as the head coach for the National Football League's Boston Redskins, where he tallied a mark of 11–11–2. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2012.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1884-08-17)August 17, 1884 Rice Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | July 20, 1964(1964-07-20) (aged 79) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1909–1912 | Carlisle |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915–1917 | Washington State |
1918 | Mare Island Marines |
1921 | Purdue |
1922–1923 | Louisiana Tech |
1924–1926 | Wyoming |
1929–1932 | Haskell |
1933–1934 | Boston Redskins |
1936 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
1937–1942 | Albright |
Baseball | |
1923 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 105–60–7 (college football) 16–6 (college baseball) 11–11–2 (NFL) |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 PCC (1917) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 (profile) | |
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