Willis Kienholz

Willis Kienholz
Kienholz pictured in The Chinook 1911, Washington State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1875-10-22)October 22, 1875
Kasson, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1958(1958-09-20) (aged 82)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1899Minnesota
Position(s)Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902Minnesota (assistant)
1902–1903Lombard
1904North Carolina A&M
1905Colorado
1906North Carolina
1907Auburn
1909Washington State
Head coaching record
Overall26–12–5

William Simmian "Willis" Kienholz (October 10, 1875 – September 20, 1958) was an American college football player and coach. He served one-year stints as the head coach at six different colleges: Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois (1903), North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now North Carolina State University (1904), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1905), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1906), Auburn University (1907), and Washington State University (1909). Kienholz played football at the University of Minnesota in 1898 and 1899.