W. C. Dowd
American football player, coach, politician, and publisher (1865–1927)
| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1865-03-21)March 21, 1865 Moore County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1927(1927-09-23) (aged 62) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1888 | Wake Forest[1] |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1888 | Wake Forest |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–0 |
William Carey Dowd Sr. (March 21, 1865 – September 23, 1927) was an American college football player and coach, politician, and publisher. He served as the first head football coach at Wake Forest University, coaching the team for one game in 1888. Dowd later became a Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and established a newspaper, The Charlotte News.
Dowd was born on March 21, 1865, in Moore County, North Carolina.[2] He died on September 23, 1927, at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wake Forest Baptists (Independent) (1888) | |||||||||
| 1888 | Wake Forest | 1–0 | |||||||
| Wake Forest: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
References
External links
- W. C. Dowd at Find a Grave
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons starting quarterbacks
- W. C. Dowd (1888)
- Carroll Blackerby (1948–1949)
- Ed Kissell (1950–1951)
- Sonny George (1952)
- Joe White (1953)
- Nick Consoles (1954–1955)
- Charlie Carpenter (1956)
- Jim Dalrymple (1957)
- Norm Snead (1958–1960)
- Chuck Reiley (1961)
- John Mackovic (1962–1964)
- Karl Sweetan (1963)
- Jon Wilson (1965)
- Ken Erickson (1966)
- Freddie Summers (1967–1968)
- Larry Russell (1969–1971)
- Andy Carlton (1972–1973)
- Mike McGlamry (1974–1977)
- Jerry McManus (1975)
- David Webber (1978)
- Jay Venuto (1979–1980)
- Gary Schofield (1981–1983)
- Foy White (1984–1985)
- Mike Elkins (1986–1988)
- Phil Barnhill (1989–1990)
- Keith West (1991–1992)
- Jimmy Kemp (1993)
- Rusty LaRue (1994–1995)
- Brian Kuklick (1996–1998)
- Ben Sankey (1999)
- C.J. Leak (2000)
- Anthony Young (2000–2001)
- James MacPherson (2000–2002)
- Cory Randolph (2003–2005)
- Ben Mauk (2004–2006)
- Riley Skinner (2006–2009)
- Brett Hodges (2007)
- Ted Stachitas (2010)
- Tanner Price (2010–2013)
- John Wolford (2014–2017)
- Kendall Hinton (2015–2017)
- Kyle Kearns (2016)
- Sam Hartman (2018–2022)
- Jamie Newman (2018–2019)
- Mitch Griffis (2022–2023)
- Santino Marucci (2023)
- Michael Kern (2023)
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