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]