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Sport(s)
  
Football

Name
  
William Gloth

1904-1908
  
Virginia

Role
  
American football player

1909-1910
  
VMI

Positions
  
Center

Overall
  
7-6-1


William C. Gloth

Born
  
August 7, 1886 Erie, Pennsylvania (
1886-08-07
)

Died
  
December 3, 1944, Washington, D.C., United States

William Conrad "Billy" Gloth (August 7, 1886 – December 3, 1944) was an American football player and coach. Gloth was a center on Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia, noted for his ability to beat the ends downfield on a punt. He was selected for the All-Southern team of "a well-known New York authority on sports" in 1907. He was the ninth head college football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1909 until 1910. His career coaching record at VMI was 7 wins, 6 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 18th at VMI in total wins and 12th at VMI in winning percentage.

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William C. Gloth Wikipedia