H. W. Withers Explained

H. W. Withers
Birth Date:10 September 1884
Birth Place:Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Washington & Lee University (1906)[2]
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1906
Coach Team2:William & Mary
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1906–1907
Coach Team4:William & Mary
Admin Years1:1906–1907
Admin Team1:William & Mary
Overall Record:2–6 (football)
1–4 (basketball)

Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast[3] who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07.[4] He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.[4] Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.[5]

Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.[6]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah Harper and Her Descendents, the Terrys: Their Royal and Colonial Ancestry. Boland. Micajah. 1958.
  2. Web site: Calyx . 1906 . Washington and Lee University .
  3. GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETIC FIELD . Bulletin of the College of William and Mary . 1 . 3 . 20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427145102/https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/13529/bulletinofcolleg13coll.pdf?sequence=1#page=20 . 2014-04-27 .
  4. http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08
  5. http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2007/mg/history-lr.pdf William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007
  6. "Henry W. Withers", Kingsport News, June 17, 1949, Kingsport, Tennessee