W. W. Wharton

W. W. Wharton
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1872-05-14)May 14, 1872 Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 16, 1963(1963-12-16) (aged 91) San Antonio, Texas
Alma mater	Drake University^[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1894	Drake
Head coaching record
Overall	2-2

Winston William Wharton was the first head college football coach for the Drake University Bulldogs located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for the 1894 season. His overall coaching record at Drake was 2 wins, 2 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 21st at Drake in terms of total wins and 13th at Drake in terms of winning percentage.^[2] He was a man of many talents, including baton twirling. At a church service in Tingley, Iowa a young Dan McGugin was intrigued. Wharton suggested he play football.^[3]

References

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↑ Drake Coaching Records
↑ "Dan McGugin, Tingley, 1955". July 2, 2005.

External links

W. W. Wharton at the College Football Data Warehouse

Drake Bulldogs athletic directors

W. W. Wharton (1894)
W. J. Monilaw (1897)
Charles Pell (1907)
John L. Griffith (1908–1918)
M. B. Banks (1919–1921)
Kenneth L. Wilson (1922–1925)
Ossie Solem (1925–1932)
Evan O. Williams (1932–1940)
Vee Green (1940–1946)
J. Russell Cook (1946–1951)
Jack McClelland (1951–1956)
Dolph Stanley (1957–1959)
Bob Karnes (1968–1986)
Curtis Blake (1986–1990)
Rob Ash # (1990)
Lynn King (1990–2000)
Dave Blank (2000–2006)
Sandy Hatfield Clubb (2006– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Drake Bulldogs head football coaches

No coach (1893)
W. W. Wharton (1894)
Hermon Williams (1895)
Fred Rogers (1896)
A. B. Potter (1897–1899)
Charles Best (1900–1901)
G. O. Dietz (1902)
W. J. Monilaw (1903–1904)
Willie Heston (1905)
Charles Pell (1906–1907)
John L. Griffith (1908–1915)
Ralph Glaze (1916–1917)
M. B. Banks (1918–1920)
Ossie Solem (1921–1931)
Evan O. Williams (1932)
Vee Green (1933–1946)
Albert Kawal (1947–1948)
Warren Gaer (1949–1958)
Tom O'Connell (1959)
Bus Mertes (1960–1964)
Jack Wallace (1965–1976)
Chuck Shelton (1977–1985)
Exhibition only (1986)
Nick Quartaro (1987–1988)
Rob Ash (1989–2006)
Steve Loney (2007)
Chris Creighton (2008–2013)
Rick Fox (2014– )

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