.png) Van Dyck from 1916 passport application | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1875 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1981 (aged 105) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1893–1894 | Rutgers |
| Baseball | |
| 1893–1894 | Rutgers |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) Second baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1898–1899 | Rutgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–15–1 |
William Van Bergen Van Dyck (September 8, 1875 – March 13, 1981) was an American football player and coach, electrical engineer, and businessman. He played college football at Rutgers College in 1893 and 1894 and served as the first full-time head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team during the 1898 and 1899 seasons. He was associated with the International General Electric Company from 1900 until his retirement in 1945. He founded the General Electric subsidiary in Brazil and participated in the lighting of the Strait of Magellan in 1906.