H._W._Withers

H. W. Withers

H. W. Withers

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Henry Wilson Withers (September 10, 1884 – June 15, 1949) was an American gymnast[3] who was the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team in 1906–07.[4] He led the team to a 1–4 record, the exact opposite of their inaugural 4–1 campaign.[4]

Withers pictured in the Colonial Echo 1907, William and Mary yearbook
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Withers was also William & Mary's head football coach in 1906, finishing 2–6.[5]

Withers died of a heart attack in 1949. At the time of his death, he was working as a hardware merchant in Abingdon.[6]

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References

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    Boland, Micajah (1958). "Sarah Harper and Her Descendents, the Terrys: Their Royal and Colonial Ancestry".
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    "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1906.
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    https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/13529/bulletinofcolleg13coll.pdf?sequence=1 [bare URL PDF]
  4. [4]
    William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
  5. [5]
    William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  6. [6]
    "Henry W. Withers", Kingsport News, June 17, 1949, Kingsport, Tennessee


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