William Penn Bates
American football player and coach
Died when: 76 years 269 days (920 months)Star Sign: Gemini
William Penn Bates (June 7, 1879 – March 2, 1956) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.He played college football as a fullback at Brown University for four years, including as team captain in 1901.
Bates served as the head football coach at Auburn University in 1903 and at Franklin & Marshall College from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career coaching record of 8–19.
Bates was also the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall from 1903 to 1905, tallying a mark of 11–9, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1905 to 1906, notching a record of 6–14–1.
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