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Sport(s)
  
Football

1894
  
Kentucky

1893
  
Iowa State


Position(s)
  
1890–1893
  
Name
  
W. Finney

W. P. Finney

Born
  
April 14, 1871Dana, Indiana (
1871-04-14
)

Died
  
March 6, 1954, Los Angeles County, California, United States

William Porter Finney (April 14, 1871 – March 6, 1954) was the second head football coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position for the 1893 season. His coaching record at Iowa state was 0–3. He also coached at Kentucky in 1894, with a record of 5–2.

Finney attended Purdue University where he played on the football team from 1890 to 1893. He was the captain of the 1893 team and also won multiple letters in the sport.

Finney later relocated to California where he was employed as a railway engineer.

References

W. P. Finney Wikipedia


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