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Biographical details | |
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Born | Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. | September 9, 1878
Died | September 9, 1963 Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1898–1900 | San Jose State |
1901–1904 | Michigan |
1906 | Canton Bulldogs |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1905 | Drake |
1906 | North Carolina A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–5–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile) |
William Martin Heston (September 9, 1878 – September 9, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North Carolina State University, in 1906. After he retired from coaching, he practiced law and served as a state court judge in Michigan. Heston was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as the halfback for its all-time team for the first 50 years of the sport.[1] University of Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost rated him as the greatest player of all-time.