William Hamilton Britton (June 4, 1892 – November 29, 1982)[1] was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935, coaching in the absence of Robert Neyland, who left for active duty in the United States Army.[2] Britton's career football record was 4–5. Britton was also the head basketball coach at Tennessee from 1926 to 1935, tallying a mark of 80–73.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1892 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1982 (aged 90) Brooks, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Army (1916) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Army |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Hawaii |
| 1926–1934 | Tennessee (ends) |
| 1935 | Tennessee |
| 1936–1942 | Tennessee (ends) |
| 1946 | Tennessee (ends) |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1935 | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–7–1 (football) 80–73 (basketball) |
After his playing career at the United States Military Academy ended, he was stationed at Fort Shafter in Hawaii,[3] where he served for a season as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Deans (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Hawaii | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Hawaii: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Tennessee | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 4–5 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–7–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Cullum, George Washington (1940). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y.: From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890; with the Early History of the United States Military Academy".
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 119. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Cullum, George Washington (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S, Volume 6. Houghton, Mifflin. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "William Britton Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
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