W. P. Finney
Finney during his time at Purdue
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 14, 1871 Dana, Indiana |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles County, California |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (1893) University of Chicago |
| Playing career | |
| 1890–1893 | Purdue |
| ?? | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Tackle[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1893 | Iowa State |
| 1894 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–5 |
| Statistics | |
William Porter Finney[2] was the second head football coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position for the 1893 season.[3][4] His career coaching record at Iowa state was 0 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 29th at Iowa state in total wins and 29th at Iowa state in winning percentage[5] He also coached at Kentucky in 1894, with a record of 5–2.[6]
He attended Purdue University where he played on the football team from 1890 to 1893.[7] He was the captain of the 1893 team and also won multiple letters in the sport.[8][9]
Finney later relocated to California where he was employed as a railway engineer.[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39596375/
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/debris00purd_2#page/42/mode/2up/search/Finney
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/8459716/The-Bomb-Iowa-Agricultural-College-Yearbook-for-the-Class-of-1895
- ↑ Iowa State Coaching Records
- ↑ http://www.ukathletics.com/doc_lib/fb_records_yearbyyear.pdf
- ↑ http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/pur-m-footbl-ybyyres.html
- ↑ http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080609aac.html
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/04-media-guide/04mg-11.pdf
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/debris00purd_8#page/n171/mode/2up/search/finney
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