William C. White (American football)

American football coach and administrator (1896–1986)

William C. White
Biographical details
Born	(1896-07-21)July 21, 1896 Howell, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 10, 1986(1986-06-10) (aged 89) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1921	Tennessee

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1940	Ramsay HS (AL)
1940–1941	Howard (AL)
1945	Tennessee (assistant)
1946–1953	Sewanee
1954	Howard (AL)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1942	Howard (AL)
1953	Sewanee

Head coaching record
Overall	48–40–4 (college)

William Cannon White (July 21, 1896 – June 10, 1986) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama from 1930 to 1940, at Howard College in Homewood, Alabama from 1940 to 1941 and again in 1954 and at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1946 to 1953. White also played football for the Tennessee Volunteers in 1921.

Coaching career

Following his graduation from Tennessee in 1922, White coached at Trousdale County High School in Tennessee and then at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama from 1930 to 1940. In January 1940, he was hired at Howard College (now Samford University) to serve as head football coach. During his two-year stint at Howard from 1940 through the 1941 seasons, White compiled a record of 8 wins, 10 losses and one tie (8–10–1). Following the 1941 season, Howard temporarily dropped the football program due to the onset of World War II. It was at this time White enlisted to serve in the Army and was commissioned as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces.

Following the war, White resumed his coaching career as a line coach at Tennessee for the 1945 season. The following year, he was hired at Sewanee to serve as head coach. During his time there from 1946 to 1953, White compiled a record of 38 wins, 23 losses and three ties (38–23–3). After resigning from his post in February 1954, White returned to Howard where he coached for only the 1954 season and compiled a record of 2 wins and 7 losses (2–7).

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Howard Bulldogs (Dixie Conference) (1940–1941)
1940	Howard	4–5	4–1	2nd
1941	Howard	4–5–1	2–0–1	2nd
Sewanee Tigers (Independent) (1946–1953)
1946	Sewanee	4–3
1947	Sewanee	6–1–1
1948	Sewanee	6–1–1
1949	Sewanee	4–2–1
1950	Sewanee	3–6
1951	Sewanee	5–3
1952	Sewanee	7–2
1953	Sewanee	3–5
Sewanee:		38–23–3
Howard Bulldogs (Independent) (1954)
1954	Howard	2–7
Howard:		10–17–1	6–1–1
Total:		48–40–4

References

^ "All-time Lettermen & Staff". University of Tennessee Football Guide. Knoxville, Tennessee: Department of Athletics, University of Tennessee. 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ "William White named Howard College coach". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. January 25, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2011 – via Google News.
^ "William C. "Bill" White Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ "Bill White, former coach at Howard, to enter Army". Times-Daily. Associated Press. April 16, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2011 – via Google News.

v t e Samford Bulldogs athletic directors
B. L. Noojin (1912–1915) Eugene Caton (1915–1916) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) Chester C. Dillon (1919–1920) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922) Harris G. Cope (1922–1924) Chester C. Dillon (1925–1929) Eddie McLane (1929–1934) Billy Bancroft (1934–1940) William C. White (1940–1942) Euil Snider (1942–1944) Bub Walker (1944–1945) Clarence E. McCarver (1946–1948) Clayton Cornish (1949–1951) Earl Gartman (c. 1954) James E. Sharman (1955–1969) Evan Zeiger (1969–1984) Laverne A. Farmer # (1984–1985) Paul Dietzel (1985–1987) Stephen C. Allgood (1988–1999) Bob Roller (1999–2011) Martin Newton (2011– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Samford Bulldogs athletic directors

B. L. Noojin (1912–1915)
Eugene Caton (1915–1916)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
Chester C. Dillon (1919–1920)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922)
Harris G. Cope (1922–1924)
Chester C. Dillon (1925–1929)
Eddie McLane (1929–1934)
Billy Bancroft (1934–1940)
William C. White (1940–1942)
Euil Snider (1942–1944)
Bub Walker (1944–1945)
Clarence E. McCarver (1946–1948)
Clayton Cornish (1949–1951)
Earl Gartman (c. 1954)
James E. Sharman (1955–1969)
Evan Zeiger (1969–1984)
Laverne A. Farmer # (1984–1985)
Paul Dietzel (1985–1987)
Stephen C. Allgood (1988–1999)
Bob Roller (1999–2011)
Martin Newton (2011– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Samford Bulldogs head football coaches
Houston Gwin (1902) Walter T. O'Hara (1903) Houston Gwin (1903) No team (1904) Davis F. Stakely (1905) John Counselman (1906–1908) Winton M. Blount (1908) John B. Longwell (1909) James C. Donnelly (1910) John B. Longwell (1911) B. L. Noojin (1912–1914) Eugene Caton (1915) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) C. W. Streit (1917) Maxwell James (1918) Chester C. Dillon (1919) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921) Harris G. Cope (1922–1923) Jenks Gillem (1924–1926) Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928) Eddie McLane (1929–1933) Clyde Propst (1934) Billy Bancroft (1935–1939) William C. White (1940–1941) No team (1942) Euil Snider (1943) Bub Walker (1944–1945) No team (1946–1947) Ted McCrary (1948) Earl Gartman (1949–1953) William C. White (1954) Howard Foote (1955–1956) Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958) Bobby Bowden (1959–1962) Bubba Scott (1963–1965) John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968) Wayne Grubb (1969–1973) No team (1974–1983) Kim Alsop (1984–1986) Terry Bowden (1987–1992) Chan Gailey (1993) Pete Hurt (1994–2001) Bill Gray (2001–2006) Pat Sullivan (2007–2014) Chris Hatcher (2015– )

Samford Bulldogs head football coaches

Houston Gwin (1902)
Walter T. O'Hara (1903)
Houston Gwin (1903)
No team (1904)
Davis F. Stakely (1905)
John Counselman (1906–1908)
Winton M. Blount (1908)
John B. Longwell (1909)
James C. Donnelly (1910)
John B. Longwell (1911)
B. L. Noojin (1912–1914)
Eugene Caton (1915)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
C. W. Streit (1917)
Maxwell James (1918)
Chester C. Dillon (1919)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921)
Harris G. Cope (1922–1923)
Jenks Gillem (1924–1926)
Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928)
Eddie McLane (1929–1933)
Clyde Propst (1934)
Billy Bancroft (1935–1939)
William C. White (1940–1941)
No team (1942)
Euil Snider (1943)
Bub Walker (1944–1945)
No team (1946–1947)
Ted McCrary (1948)
Earl Gartman (1949–1953)
William C. White (1954)
Howard Foote (1955–1956)
Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958)
Bobby Bowden (1959–1962)
Bubba Scott (1963–1965)
John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968)
Wayne Grubb (1969–1973)
No team (1974–1983)
Kim Alsop (1984–1986)
Terry Bowden (1987–1992)
Chan Gailey (1993)
Pete Hurt (1994–2001)
Bill Gray (2001–2006)
Pat Sullivan (2007–2014)
Chris Hatcher (2015– )

v t e Sewanee Tigers head football coaches
F. G. Sweat (1891–1893) Herbert C. Foss (1894) William Ayres Reynolds (1895) Eddie Blair (1896) John Gere Jayne (1897–1898) Billy Suter (1899–1901) L. W. Boynton (1902) George S. Whitney (1903–1904) Willard Hyatt (1905) James John Quill (1906) Arthur G. Erwin (1907) Harry Van Surdam (1908) Harris G. Cope (1909–1916) Charles Best (1917–1918) Earl Abell (1919–1920) John Nicholson (1921–1922) M. S. Bennett (1923–1928) W. H. Kirkpatrick (1929) Harvey Harman (1930) Harry E. Clark (1931–1939) Jenks Gillem (1940–1941) No team (1942–1945) William C. White (1946–1953) Ernie Williamson (1954–1956) Shirley Majors (1957–1977) Horace Moore (1978–1986) Bill Samko (1987–1993) Al Logan (1994–1995) John Windham (1996–2006) Robert Black (2007–2010) Tommy Laurendine (2011–2016) Travis Rundle (2017–2022) Andy McCollum (2023– )

Sewanee Tigers head football coaches

F. G. Sweat (1891–1893)
Herbert C. Foss (1894)
William Ayres Reynolds (1895)
Eddie Blair (1896)
John Gere Jayne (1897–1898)
Billy Suter (1899–1901)
L. W. Boynton (1902)
George S. Whitney (1903–1904)
Willard Hyatt (1905)
James John Quill (1906)
Arthur G. Erwin (1907)
Harry Van Surdam (1908)
Harris G. Cope (1909–1916)
Charles Best (1917–1918)
Earl Abell (1919–1920)
John Nicholson (1921–1922)
M. S. Bennett (1923–1928)
W. H. Kirkpatrick (1929)
Harvey Harman (1930)
Harry E. Clark (1931–1939)
Jenks Gillem (1940–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
William C. White (1946–1953)
Ernie Williamson (1954–1956)
Shirley Majors (1957–1977)
Horace Moore (1978–1986)
Bill Samko (1987–1993)
Al Logan (1994–1995)
John Windham (1996–2006)
Robert Black (2007–2010)
Tommy Laurendine (2011–2016)
Travis Rundle (2017–2022)
Andy McCollum (2023– )

v t e Sewanee Tigers athletic directors
Harris G. Cope (1909–1913) William Jennings Gardner (1914) Ray Fisher (1915) M. S. Bennett (1923–1930) Gordon M. Clark (1930–1952) William C. White (1953) Walter Bryant (1953–1984) Bill Huyck (1984–) Mark Webb (1995– )

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