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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1883-10-13)October 13, 1883 Auburn, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1970(1970-01-16) (aged 86) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1904 | Bowdoin |
| 1906–1908 | Army |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1908) | |
Wallace Copeland Philoon (October 13, 1883 – January 16, 1970) was an American college football player and coach and a major general in the United States Army.
Biography
A native of Auburn, Maine, Philoon attended Bowdoin College, where he played college football and graduated in 1905. He then enrolled in the United States Military Academy, playing at the center position for the Army Black Knights football team. He was selected in 1908 as a first-team All-American by the Washington Herald (selected by William Peel), the Chicago Inter-Ocean and Fred Crolius. He was also named a second-team All-American by Walter Camp.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1909, alongside future general officers such as George S. Patton, William Hood Simpson, Jacob L. Devers and Robert L. Eichelberger, Philoon served as an officer in the United States Army. From 1942 to 1944, Philoon commanded the Army's training center at Fort McClellan, Alabama, where 200,000 infantry replacement troops were trained for World War II.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Montana | 4–3 | |||||||
| Montana: | 4–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–3 | ||||||||
References
- Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1909.
- "Camp's 1908 All-America Selections". Reading Eagle. November 26, 1930.
- "Walter Camp Football Foundation".
- "Wallace C. Philoon, Retired General, 87". The New York Times. January 1970. p. 47. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
External links
Categories:- 1883 births
- 1970 deaths
- American football centers
- Army Black Knights football players
- Bowdoin Polar Bears football players
- Montana Grizzlies football coaches
- United States Army generals
- United States Military Academy alumni
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- United States Army generals of World War II
- Sportspeople from Auburn, Maine
- Players of American football from Maine
- Military personnel from Maine