 Tasker pictured in The Colonial Echo 1924, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1887 Richmond, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1974 (aged 86) Kilmarnock, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1911 | Syracuse |
| 1912–1913 | Union (NY) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Connecticut |
| 1924–1927 | William & Mary |
| 1931–1937 | Rutgers |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | Connecticut |
| 1923–1928 | William & Mary |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1923 | Connecticut |
| 1924–1928 | William & Mary |
| 1932–1937 | Rutgers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1928 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–52–11 (football) 66–49 (basketball) 88–108–4 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Virginia Conference (1927) 4 Middle Three (1932–1935) Basketball 1 Virginia Conference (1928) | |
Joshua Wilder Tasker (June 25, 1887 – March 14, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—from 1921 to 1922, the College of William & Mary from 1923 to 1927, and Rutgers University from 1931 to 1937, compiling a career college football record of 67–52–11. Wilder was also the head basketball coach at Connecticut from 1921 to 1923 and William & Mary from 1923 to 1928, tallying a career college basketball mark of 66–49. In addition he served as the head baseball coach at Connecticut (1922–1923), William & Mary (1924–1928), and Rutgers (1932–1937), amassing a career college baseball record of 88–108–4.