H. W. Withers

H. W. Withers
Biographical details
Withers' senior portrait at Washington & Lee in The Calyx 1906 yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Born	(1884-09-10)September 10, 1884 Abingdon, Virginia
Died	June 15, 1949(1949-06-15) (aged 64)^[1] Abingdon, Virginia
Alma mater	Washington & Lee University (1906)^[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906	William & Mary (football)
1906–1907	William & Mary (basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall	2–6 (football) 1–4 (basketball)

Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast^[3] who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07.^[4] He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.^[4]

Withers pictured in the Colonial Echo 1907, William and Mary yearbook

Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.^[5]

Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.^[6]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall
William & Mary Orange and White (Independent) (1906)
1906	William & Mary	2–6
William & Mary:		2–6
Total:		2–6

Basketball

Season	Team	Overall
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906–07	William & Mary	1–4
William & Mary:		1–4
Total:		1–4

References

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1 2 William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08. Accessed March 24, 2008.
↑ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
↑ "Henry W. Withers", Kingsport News, Friday, June 17, 1949, Kingsport, Tennessee, United States Of America

William & Mary Tribe athletic directors

W. J. King (1901–1905)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
Billy Gooch (1928–1939)
Carl M. Voyles (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1944–1951)
Jack Freeman (1952–1957)
Milt Drewer (1957–1963)
H. Lester Hooker (1963–1971)
Ben Carnevale (1972–1981)
Jim Copeland (1981–1985)
John Randolph (1985–1995)
Terry Driscoll (1995– )

William & Mary Tribe head football coaches

No coach (1893)
John W. Wright (1894)
No team (1895)
Bill Armstrong (1896)
W. J. King (1897–1898)
William H. Burke (1899)
W. J. King (1900)
No coach (1901–1902)
H. J. Davall (1903)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1904–1905)
H. W. Withers (1906)
James H. Barry (1907)
George E. O'Hearn (1908–1909)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1910)
William J. Young (1911–1912)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1915)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916)
Harry Young (1917)
Vernon Geddy (1918)
James G. Driver (1919–1920)
Bill Fincher (1921)
Bill Ingram (1922)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1927)
Branch Bocock (1928–1930)
John Kellison (1931–1934)
Thomas Dowler (1935)
Branch Bocock (1936–1938)
Carl M. Voyles (1939–1942)
No team (1943)
Rube McCray (1944–1950)
Marvin Bass (1951)
Jack Freeman (1952–1956)
Milt Drewer (1957–1963)
Marv Levy (1964–1968)
Lou Holtz (1969–1971)
Jim Root (1972–1979)
Jimmye Laycock (1980– )

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball head coaches

J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1917)
Harry Young (1917–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
L. Tucker Jones (1928–1929)
John Kellison (1929–1934)
Thomas Dowler (1934–1937)
John Kellison (1937–1939)
Dwight Stuessy (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1943–1945)
Sam B. Holt (1945–1946)
Richard F. Gallagher (1946–1947)
Barney Wilson (1947–1951)
H. Lester Hooker (1951–1952)
Boydson Baird (1952–1957)
Bill Chambers (1957–1966)
Warren Mitchell (1966–1972)
Ed Ashnault (1972–1974)
George Balanis (1974–1977)
Bruce Parkhill (1977–1983)
Barry Parkhill (1983–1987)
Chuck Swenson (1987–1994)
Charlie Woollum (1994–2000)
Rick Boyages (2000–2003)
Tony Shaver (2003–)

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