Jewell Wallace | |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1907 |
Birth Place: | Carrollton, Missouri, U.S |
Death Place: | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S |
Player Years1: | 1932–1933 |
Player Team1: | TCU |
Coach Years1: | 1943–1945 |
Coach Team1: | San Angelo HS (TX) |
Coach Years2: | 1946–1947 |
Coach Team2: | Houston |
Coach Years3: | 1948–1953 |
Coach Team3: | Jefferson HS (TX) |
Overall Record: | 7–14 (college) |
William Jewell Wallace (June 16, 1907 – April 7, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston in its first two football seasons, 1946 and 1947, guiding the Cougars to a 7–14 record. Wallace was a 1934 graduate of Texas Christian University. He began his coaching career at the high school ranks and coached at El Paso Bowie, El Paso, Greenville, San Angelo and Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas.
Wallace died on April 7, 1999, in Fort Collins, Colorado.[1]