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Dexter W Draper

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1901
  
Swarthmore

1909
  
Texas

1913–1915
  
William & Mary

Role
  
American football player

1905–1907
  
Penn

1911–1912
  
Franklin & Marshall

Name
  
Dexter Draper

Positions
  
Tackle

Dexter W. Draper
Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball, baseball

Born
  
May 23, 1881 Boston, Massachusetts (
1881-05-23
)

Died
  
August 22, 1961, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Dexter Wright Draper (May 23, 1881 – August 22, 1961) was an American football player and coach, as well as a pediatrician. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1907. Draper became head football coach at the University of Texas immediately following the resignation of W. E. Metzenthin in 1909. After compiling a 4–3–1 record, including two losses to Longhorns rival Texas A&M, Draper resigned. He later coached at Franklin & Marshall College and The College of William & Mary before entering his chosen field as a doctor in pediatrics. Draper also was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1913 to 1916. He led the Tribe to a 15–18 record during his two-year tenure. Draper's stint as the football coach from 1913 to 1915 produced a 1–21–2 record.

On August 22, 1961, Draper died aged 80 at a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a short illness.

References

Dexter W. Draper Wikipedia