William H. Spaulding

William H. Spaulding
Spaulding, c. 1936
Biographical details
Born(1880-05-04)May 4, 1880
Melrose, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1966(1966-10-12) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1903–1906Wabash
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907–1921Western State
1922–1924Minnesota
1925–1938Southern Branch / UCLA
Basketball
1913–1922Western State
Baseball
1911–1921Western State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1947UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall145–83–15 (football)
77–43 (basketball)
63–18–4 (baseball)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 PCC (1935)

William H. Spaulding (May 4, 1880 – October 12, 1966) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. Spaulding coached at UCLA from 1925 to 1938. He had a successful tenure, compiling a 72–51–8 (.580) record. He also served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1922 to 1924. His record there was 11–7–4 (.591). He succeeded the legendary football coach Henry L. Williams. Prior to coaching at Minnesota he coached Western State Normal School (now known as Western Michigan University) from 1907 to 1921. Spaulding was the head football, basketball and baseball at Western State Normal. Spaulding attended Wabash College, where he played college football. In 1984, he was inducted into the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame". Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Wabash College Football Lettermen" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2007.