Dexter W. Draper
![]() Draper pictured in The Colonial Echo 1914, William & Mary yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 23, 1881
Died | August 22, 1961 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 80)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1901 | Swarthmore |
1904 | Springfield (MA) |
1905–1908 | Penn |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1909 | Texas |
1911–1912 | Franklin & Marshall |
1913–1915 | William & Mary |
Basketball | |
1911–1913 | Franklin & Marshall |
1913–1916 | William & Mary |
Baseball | |
1916 | William & Mary |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1913–1916 | William & Mary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 14–34–3 (football) 26–29 (basketball) 17–1 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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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 pediatrician. Draper also was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1913 to 1916.[1] He led the Tribe to a 15–18 record during his two-year tenure.[1] Draper's stint as the football coach from 1913 to 1915 produced a 1–21–2 record.[2]
On August 22, 1961, Draper died aged 80 at a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a short illness.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas Longhorns (Independent) (1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Texas | 4–3–1 | |||||||
Texas: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1911–1912) | |||||||||
1911 | Franklin & Marshall | 3–6 | |||||||
1912 | Franklin & Marshall | 6–4 | |||||||
Franklin & Marshall: | 9–10 | ||||||||
William & Mary Orange and Black (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
1913 | William & Mary | 0–5–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
1914 | William & Mary | 1–7 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
1915 | William & Mary | 0–9–1 | 0–6 | 4th | |||||
William & Mary: | 1–21–2 | 1–14 | |||||||
Total: | 14–34–3 |
Basketball
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1913–1916) | |||||||||
1913–14 | William & Mary | 3–6 | |||||||
1914–15 | William & Mary | 5–8 | |||||||
1915–16 | William & Mary | 7–4 | |||||||
Total: | 15–18 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
- ^ "Dr. Dexter W. Draper, Former All-American at Pennsylvania, Dies", Clearfield Progress, August 24, 1961, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
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