Sport(s) Football, basketball Name H. Withers | Role Basketball team coach | |
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Born September 10, 1884
Abingdon, Virginia ( 1884-09-10 ) 1906–1907 William & Mary (basketball) Overall 2–6 (football)
1–4 (basketball) Died June 15, 1949, Abingdon, Virginia, United States Alma mater Washington and Lee University (1906) | ||
Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07. He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.
Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.
Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.
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