Bill Stobbs
 Stobbs in 1931 | |||||
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| Born: | May 28, 1896 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | November 15, 1968 (aged 72) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||
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| College: | Washington & Jefferson | ||||
| Position: | Blocking back | ||||
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Thomas William Stobbs Jr. (May 28, 1896 – November 14, 1968)[1] was a professional American football player and coach. In 1921, he played professionally for the Detroit Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which was renamed as the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. Stobbs attended high school at Wheeling High School and the Linsly Military Institute—now known as the Linsly School—both in Wheeling, West Virginia, and played college football at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. Stobbs served as the head football coach at Wittenberg College—now known as Wittenberg University—in Springfield, Ohio from 1929 to 1941.[2] He was also the head basketball coach at Wittenberg from 1931 to 1942.
Stobbs coached football at in 1919 and baseball the following spring at Linsly. He went to the University of South Carolina in 1920 to serve as an assistant football coach under Sol Metzger.[3] In 1922, Stobb was hired as coach and director physical education at Wheeling High School.[4] He left Wheeling High in 1925 to return to Linsly as coach.[5] In 1931, Stobbs applied to be the head football coach at his alma mater, Washington & Jefferson.[6]
His son, Chuck Stobbs, played professional baseball.[7]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wittenberg Tigers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Wittenberg | 5–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (Independent) (1930) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Wittenberg | 3–3–3 | |||||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1930–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Wittenberg | 8–0–1 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Wittenberg | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Wittenberg | 2–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (Independent) (1934) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Wittenberg | 2–7 | |||||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935–1941) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Wittenberg | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 1936 | Wittenberg | 4–5 | 3–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1937 | Wittenberg | 2–7 | 2–4 | T–14th | |||||
| 1938 | Wittenberg | 4–4 | 3–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Wittenberg | 5–3 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Wittenberg | 4–4 | 3–3 | 9th | |||||
| Wittenberg: | 54–54–5 | 28–25–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–54–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Social Security Administration (2014). "Thomas Stobbs". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 (database record) – via ancestry.com.
- ^ Gaynor, Wells (May 18, 2024). "New Wittenberg Coach Will Point For Buckeyes, W. & J." Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 36. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bill Stobbs Leaves Linsley To Coach University of S. C." The Wheeling Intelligencer. Wheeling, West Virginia. June 25, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bill Stobbs Succeeds Ross As Coach At Wheeling High". The Wheeling Intelligencer. Wheeling, West Virginia. June 23, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wheeling High Has New Coach". Coshocton Tribune. Coshocton, Ohio. July 6, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former W&J Star Wants to Coach Prexies". The Pittsburgh Press. December 27, 1931. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "The Baseball Biography Project: Chuck Stobbs". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bill Stobbs at Find a Grave
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