Dexter W. Draper Explained

Dexter W. Draper
Birth Date:23 May 1881
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1901
Player Team2:Swarthmore
Player Years3:1904
Player Team3:Springfield (MA)
Player Years4:1905–1908
Player Team4:Penn
Player Positions:Tackle
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1909
Coach Team2:Texas
Coach Years3:1911–1912
Coach Team3:Franklin & Marshall
Coach Years4:1913–1915
Coach Team4:William & Mary
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1911–1913
Coach Team6:Franklin & Marshall
Coach Years7:1913–1916
Coach Team7:William & Mary
Coach Sport8:Baseball
Coach Years9:1916
Coach Team9:William & Mary
Admin Years1:1913–1916
Admin Team1:William & Mary
Overall Record:14–34–3 (football)
26–29 (basketball)
17–1 (baseball)
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Awards:

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.[1] He led the Tribe to a 15–18 record during his two-year tenure.[1] Draper's stint as the football coach from 1913 to 1915 produced a 1–21–2 record.[2]

On August 22, 1961, Draper died aged 80 at a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a short illness.[3]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08
  2. http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2007/mg/history-lr.pdf William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007
  3. "Dr. Dexter W. Draper, Former All-American at Pennsylvania, Dies", Clearfield Progress, August 24, 1961, Clearfield, Pennsylvania