Dexter W. Draper
American football player and coach
Died when: 80 years 91 days (962 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Dexter Wright Draper (May 23, 1881 – August 22, 1961) was an American football player and coach, as well as a pediatrician.He was an All-American tackle at the University of Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1907.
Draper became head football coach at the University of Texas immediately following the resignation of W.E.Metzenthin in 1909.After compiling a 4–3–1 record, including two losses to Longhorns rival Texas A&M, Draper resigned.
He later coached at Franklin & Marshall College and The College of William & Mary before entering his chosen field as a pediatrician.
Draper also was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1913 to 1916.He led the Tribe to a 15–18 record during his two-year tenure.
Draper's stint as the football coach from 1913 to 1915 produced a 1–21–2 record.On August 22, 1961, Draper died aged 80 at a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a short illness.
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