Fox Stanton

Fox Stanton
Biographical details
Born(1874-05-20)May 20, 1874
New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1946(1946-11-28) (aged 72)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1892Drexel
1894–1896Pennington
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908–1915Pomona
1916Occidental
1917Camp Lewis
1918–1920Occidental
1921–1941Caltech
Head coaching record
Overall116–133–18
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SCC (1916, 1923, 1930–1931)

William Layton "Fox" Stanton (May 20, 1874 – November 28, 1946) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pomona College from 1908 to 1915, at Occidental College in 1916 and again from 1918 to 1920, and at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1921 to 1941. Stanton also coached a United States Army team from Fort Lewis in the 1918 Rose Bowl. died at the age of 72 on November 28, 1946, in Olympia, Washington.[1]

  1. ^ "'Fox' Stanton, Noted Football Coach Dies". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. November 30, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved October 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.